America

• 10 March 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - International organizations working to rebuild Chile: repairs and mobile hospitals urgently needed Concepcion (Agenzia Fides) - Chile is receiving international support thanks to large aid organizations. Alistair Duttom, Humanitarian Director of Caritas Internationalis, along with the national Caritas team, visited th ...
• 10 March 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - Church continues the distribution of aid, using Facebook and Internet Concepcion (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in Chile continues the distribution of humanitarian aid to families affected by the earthquake that destroyed part of the country last February 27. A note from the Bishops' Confe ...
• 10 March 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops announce document for dialogue among political groups and respect for institutional processes Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church is making a strong appeal to dialogue and seeks consensus between the government and the opposition, following the escalation of political tensions that emerged as a r ...
• 10 March 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Radio offers helpful tips for living Lent and Easter Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Communication Center of Our Lady of Luján, as every year, provides material for use on radio stations and in parish groups. Among the things offered at this time, there is material f ...
• 9 March 2010
  AMERICA/CUBA - “La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre”: a national devotion Santiago de Cuba (Agenzia Fides) – The short film “La Caridad que nos une,” which was recently debuted, illustrates the popular devotion Cubans have to Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre ("La Virgen de la Caridad del ...
• 9 March 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Franciscans celebrate 100th anniversary of missionary Fr. Pio Sarobe's death Ocopa (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Dante Villanueva, OFM, resides in Ocopa, in the heart of the Peruvian Andes, that is the place where the missionary Fr. Pio Sarobi arrived just 21 years ago. This year marks the centennial o ...
• 8 March 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - On International Women's Day, remembering the women who contributed to the nation's independence Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – "Freedom to Live with Dignity" is the slogan of the 2010 International Women's Day being celebrated today, Monday, March 8. In Colombia, the theme takes on special meaning as this year the nati ...
• 8 March 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - First Missionary Congress in Moron: May 21-23, preparations underway Moron (Agenzia Fides) – As part of the Lenten journey, in preparation for the Diocesan Missionary Congress in Moron, Buenos Aires (COMIDI1) which will take place May 21 to 23 next year, the team responsible for organiz ...
• 6 March 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - Pope's solidarity with Chile, 3 days of mourning nationwide as tremors continue Conception (Agenzia Fides) – Chile has announced a time of national mourning starting tomorrow, March 7, for three days, in honor of the victims of the devastating earthquake of February 27. Pope Benedict XVI sent a me ...
• 6 March 2010
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Fourth Meeting for Life: for pregnant women, motherhood, and life Guayaquil (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, March 27 will be the day of the Fourth "Meeting for Life" organized by the "House of Life" (CDV, a project in defense of the unborn child), along with the Archdiocese of Santiag ...
• 5 March 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Archdiocese of New York offers “24 Hours of Confession” in 52 churches, for Lent New York (Agenzia Fides) – The Cathedral of Saint Patrick Young Adults and 51 churches of the Archdiocese of New York, have announced the 2nd Annual “24 Hours of Confessions” project for the 2010 Lenten Season. Fir ...
• 5 March 2010
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Two Franciscan Missionaries of the Incarnate Word leave for Haiti Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) – Sister Solange Badaraco and Sister Mercedes Santos, of the Congregation of the Franciscan Missionaries of the Incarnate Word (MFVE) left on February 26 to go on a mission to Haiti, where th ...
• 5 March 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - CNBB to launch national “1 Million Bibles Campaign” Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – Saturday, March 6, the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB), in collaboration with the Commission for the Continental Mission in Brazil, will launch a national campaign in Teresina ...
• 4 March 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Catholic Action renews its commitment to the mission, starting in each parish Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – On March 6 and 7, Mother of Mercy School will host the Annual Diocesan Assembly of Catholic Action for the Diocese of Avellaneda-Lanús. According to organizers, over 150 diocesan leaders ...
• 4 March 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Brazilian religious working to help maimed children in Haiti Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – Recently, the Brazilian Bishops' Conference (CNBB) accepted and unanimously approved the "Project of the Church of Brazil, in Solidarity with Haiti,” presented to the Permanent Council of t ...