America

• 14 May 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “The people of Brazil have always had great devotion to the Eucharist,” says Cardinal Hummes at opening of 16th National Eucharistic Congress Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The National Eucharistic Congress, which opened yesterday, May 13, is part of the celebrations for the anniversary of the Archdiocese and for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the ...
• 14 May 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Expectations for Bolivian President's visit to Pope this May 17 La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – Pope Benedict XVI will receive in an audience at the Vatican, the President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, on Monday, May 17, according to information released by the Bishops' Conference of Bolivia. ...
• 11 May 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Fr. Edson Assunção Santos Ribeiro, National Secretary of the Holy Childhood Association, dies in accident Niteroi (Agenzia Fides) – On May 3, Father Edson Santos Assunção Ribeiro, Brazilian National Secretary of the Pontifical Society of Missionary Childhood (Holy Childhood Association), died in a car crash. The accident ...
• 11 May 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops of Bolivia call for respect for life, in social conflict as well La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – The climate of violence in the area of Caranavi, Bolivia, has caused two deaths and many wounded. For this reason, the Bishops have issued a statement calling for respect for life and dialogue ...
• 10 May 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Hawaii celebrates feast of St. Damien of Molokai for first time since canonization Honolulu (Agenzia Fides) – Today, the state of Hawaii will be celebrating the feast of their first saint, St. Damien of Molokai, for the first time since his canonization in Rome on October 11, 2009. The state of Hawai ...
• 10 May 2010
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Church calls on state to defend right to life San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops' Conference of El Salvador is concerned that the authorities may ratify the "Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Wome ...
• 8 May 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Priest wounded May 4 in Manizales passes away Manizales (Agenzia Fides) – Father Carlos Gonzalez, 47, who was seriously wounded on the evening of May 4 by two young men who wanted to steal his car in Manizales (about 200 km from Bogotá), died the morning of Monda ...
• 8 May 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Bishops leading Continental Mission conclude meeting on positive note Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The Lima meeting of the bishops responsible for promoting the Continental Mission and the renewal of parishes in the Episcopal Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean, convened by the Depa ...
• 8 May 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Catholic Church in Bolivia working for fair trade La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – May 8 marks the International Day of the Fair Trade and in Bolivia the anniversary was celebrated with a week of events and initiatives, promoted both by government officials and authorities of ...
• 7 May 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - “Ocopa Mission Spirituality Centre”: concludes Friary's 285th anniversary celebrations Ocopa (Agenzia Fides) – The Franciscan Friary of Santa Rosa in Ocopa, a Franciscan Centre in the Andes mountains of Peru recently concluded celebrations to mark the 285th anniversary of the building. For decades the Ce ...
• 7 May 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Peruvian Bishops disapprove 'Arizona immigration law' Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The Archbishop of Trujillo, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Peru, Mgr. Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, OFM., said the so called 'Arizona' Law on immigration is an attack on human dignit ...
• 6 May 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - A priest, headmaster at San Rafael Technical School in Manizales, seriously wounded Manizales (Agenzia Fides) – The headmaster of San Rafael Technical Institute in Manizales (about 200 km from Bogotà) was attacked by robbers in the evening of 4 May. Fr Carlos González, aged 47, was stabbed and serio ...
• 6 May 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Moròn on the eve of 1st Diocesan Mission Congress: “Missionary Disciples” Morón (Agenzia Fides) – Tomorrow, Friday 7 May, in the parish premises of the Cathedral of the diocese of Moròn, in Argentina, preparations will begin for the 1st Diocesan Mission Congress with the convocation of the ...
• 5 May 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Catholic Bishops of Brazil in Assembly reflect on the theme “Disciples of the Word” Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – "Disciples and servants of the Word of God and the Church's mission in the world" is the central theme of the 48th Assembly General Assembly of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Brazil sta ...
• 5 May 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - First Congress on Salesian Volunteer Mission San Paolo (Agenzia Fides) – From 29 April to 2 May the city of Sao Paolo, in Brazil, hosted the First Congress on Salesian Volunteer Mission in the Cono Sud region of America. The initiative promoted by the Dicastery ...