America

• 4 January 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - National Migration Week: “Renewing Hope, Seeking Justice” Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in the United States will celebrate National Migration Week, January 3-9, 2010. The observance began over 25 years ago by the bishops, as a moment for Catholics to t ...
• 4 January 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - National Institute for Pastoral Training in Caracas reopens, amidst Continental Mission Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, January 9, 2010, the "Hermano Lanz"Auditorium of the UCAB (Universidad Católica Andrés Bello) in Caracas, will host the act of the reactivation of the National Institute for Pa ...
• 29 December 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Council for the Laity of the Archdiocese of Santa Cruz works on shedding light on the vocation and mission of the laity Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Santa Cruz (Bolivia) aims to revive the baptismal commitment of the laity, by strengthening their organization so that, as disciples and missionaries, they live their respo ...
• 28 December 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - Fire in Valparaiso, families housed in church Valparaiso (Agenzia Fides) - The Parish of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, entrusted to the Congregation of the Mission, of the Vincentian Family, is responsible for the pastoral zone of Cerro Mariposa. The parish priest, ...
• 22 December 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Another priest killed in Colombia: Fr. Jaramillo Cardenas Santa Rosa de Osos (Agenzia Fides) - Colombian priest Father Emir Jaramillo Cardenas was killed between December 20 and 21 at his home, located in Santa Rosa de Osos, about 74 km from the city of Medellin. According to s ...
• 22 December 2009
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - No Christmas in Venezuela and in the world, if we do not make a commitment to Life Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “No Christmas in Venezuela and in the world, if we do not make a commitment to Life,” is the theme of a reflection that the Superior of the Consolata Missionaries in Venezuela, Father Lisan ...
• 21 December 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “Catholics Come Home” to their parish for Christmas Atlanta (Agenzia Fides) – This Advent and Christmas season, the Catholic association Catholics Come Home, Inc. (CCH) is collaborating with Catholic dioceses across the United States, using television ads to encourage f ...
• 19 December 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Preparing for the First Missionary Congress of the Diocese of Moron: missionary triduum to prepare for Christmas Moron (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, December 20, at 12pm, the Cathedral of Moron will hold a Mass with a "sending" of missionary groups, as an opportunity to thank the members of these groups for the effort made to brin ...
• 18 December 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - New communications strategies for spreading awareness about October 2010 Missionary Campaign in Brazil Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "Mission and sharing" ( "Missão and Partila"): This is the theme of the missionary campaign taking place in Brazil in October 2010. To increase awareness of the event, representatives of major ...
• 17 December 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - “10 Commandments” for living Christmas in its true meaning and in the family: “Christmas is not worrying about the gift, but thinking of others.” Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – Representatives from the Padre Hurtado Foundation and the Center for the Family at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile have launched the "Ten Commandments of Christmas" for l ...
• 17 December 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - First Encounter of Women in Latin America: a contribution to the integral formation of women and the progress of their mission in the Church and in society, in light of the Aparecida Document Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The First Encounter of the Women of Latin America, organized by the CELAM (Latin American Bishops' Conference) Department of Life and Family, was held December 14-16. Following the guidelines f ...
• 16 December 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Polish priest attacked by deranged youth while celebrating Mass in Tanabe, Diocese of Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Bishops' Conference deplores rising tide of violence against priests Tanabi (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, December 13th, Polish priest Mario Uztazewisck of 65, was attacked during Children's Mass he was celebrating at 10 am in his parish in the Diocese of Sao Jose do Rio Preto, in the to ...
• 16 December 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - Serving the migrants: Scalabrinians celebrate 122nd anniversary of foundation Lima (Agenzia Fides) – With great joy, the Congregation of Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo (Scalabrinians) celebrated their 122nd anniversary of foundation in different parts of the world, marking the birth of the ...
• 16 December 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The challenge of climate changes: a letter from the Archdiocese of Acapulco highlights the need for everyone to assume their own responsibilities and make concrete decisions Acapulco (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Acapulco has published a letter on the occasion of the Copenhagen Summit on Climate Change. "We know that Catholic organizations such as Caritas Internationalis and the Int ...
• 15 December 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Another priest murdered in Brazil: Fr. Alvino Broering Itajai (Agenzia Fides) - Brazilian priest Father Alvino Broering, 46, was stabbed at dawn on December 14th in the southern state of Santa Catarina (Brazil) by a man who then stole his car, according to information from t ...