America

• 19 January 2010
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Vaccine against dengue and malaria by transforming strain of vaccine for yellow fever El Carmen (Agenzia Fides) - The medical-scientific project on the transformation of the strain of the vaccine '17D ' against the yellow fever into antibodies for the vaccine against dengue and malaria was presented at th ...
• 18 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Christian Brothers: no one hurt, novitiate takes in sisters left homeless Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - “In Haiti, we have 15 Brothers on the “Ile de la Tortua,” in Port de Paix and Port-au-Prince. There have been no deaths or injuries, nor damage done to our houses. There was only sl ...
• 18 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Clerics of St. Viator: 3 missing members in Grand Goave found alive, although wounded Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – The Attorney General of the Clerics of Saint Viator, contacted by Agenzia Fides, reported that, according to information received from their community in Haiti, the Villa Manrese (home ...
• 18 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Monfortians: 10 seminarians dead, confirmed death of missing priest Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – From the updates sent in by Fr. Maurice regarding the situation of the Monfortians in Haiti, it seems that 10 students have lost their lives, all of whom had participated in the CIFOR ( ...
• 18 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Spiritans all saved, except one seminarian Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - “It has been confirmed that all Spiritans (CSSp), except one seminarian Stephane Douge, have survived the earthquake in Haiti,” Agenzia Fides has been told by Fr. John McFadden CSSp, ...
• 18 January 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops of Brazil on National Human Rights Program Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Brazil have rejected the legalization of abortion, civil unions between homosexuals, and the right to adoptions by these unions, three of the proposals contained in the Plan of H ...
• 18 January 2010
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - V National Contest on Communication: “Protecting nature, a commitment to life” Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Association for Communication, SIGNIS ECUADOR, is organizing the Fifth National Communication Competition entitled "Carlos Crespi," which aims at recognizing and encouraging journalis ...
• 16 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Monfortians: 9 seminarians dead, one priest missing Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a time for tears; there is desolation everywhere, and the Montfortians have not been spared," writes Fr. Maurice, SMM, from Haiti, where the Montfort Missionaries (Company of Mary) ...
• 16 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Daughters of Wisdom: 3 sisters dead, another three still under the rubble Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – Three Sisters from the Congregation of Daughters of Wisdom, of the Monfortian Family, died in their assisted living home in Carrefour, which was leveled by the earthquake: Sr. Marie-Flo ...
• 16 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Redemptorists: Church of San Gerardo reduced to rubble, students sleeping in the yard Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – Father Joseph P. Dorcey, C.Ss.R., Secretary General of the Congregation of the Redemptorists, has sent Fides a report on the situation of the members present in the country affected by ...
• 16 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Dominicans: all priests survived, one Sister wounded Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – Agenzia Fides has contacted the Secretary General of the Curia of the Dominican Fathers, who reported a recent communication with Father Manuel Rivero, OP (Vicar of Haiti) on the situat ...
• 16 January 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - Solidarity with Haitian victims, from Latin American Bishops' Conference Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops' Conferences of Mexico, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Chile have announced the creation of a national collection to aid the rescue of the Haitian population which currently lacks ...
• 15 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - “The aftershocks continue, although less violent. We are in need of everything and will be for quite awhile!” Apostolic Nuncio tells Fides Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "We are in great distress. We have no water reserves and gas stations are closed. There is no electricity. Here in Port-au-Prince things are difficult. We are in need of everything; we ne ...
• 15 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Missionaries of the Immaculate Conception: sisters are fine, although buildings have suffered tremendous damage Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – The Superior General of the Missionaries of the Immaculate Conception (MIC) has contacted Agenzia Fides to inform that the Congregation has suffered greatly in the earthquake in Haiti. ...
• 15 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - 5 Camillian seminarians have returned home fine and are already at work in the hospital, working without anesthesia Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – "All 5 Camillian seminarians returned to our house and are well and are working in our hospital." This is good news that the Superior of the Camillian Community of Port-au-Prince, Fathe ...