America

• 10 December 2009
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Nationwide alert after 37 children die from dengue Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - Robert Reid Cabral Children's Hospital is on alert for the deaths of 37 children infected with dengue, and the increasing number of daily admissions due to this pandemic, which has even le ...
• 9 December 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “New authorities should always guarantee the good of each person, so they can live in freedom, in respect for life and the opinion of each person,” says Bishop Cristobal Bialasik Oruro (Agenzia Fides) – The new authorities, no matter who they are, should always guarantee the good of each member of the entire Bolivian family, so they can live in freedom, so that there is respect for life and res ...
• 9 December 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Live nativity scene in front of National Congress marks beginning of “March for Life” held today in Buenos Aires, calling for laws to protect the family, life, and the rights of the unborn Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – December 9 - 20, in front of the National Congress (Rivadavia and Callao), the final march for life ( "Marcha de los Escarpines") for this year 2009 will be held. For this occasion there ...
• 9 December 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - Peruvian Bishops' Conference presents book: “We are Missionary Disciples” Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The Peruvian Bishops' Conference will present the book "We are Missionary Disciples," of the the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, on Monday, December 14 at the Consortium of Catholic scho ...
• 9 December 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “Young people, happy and committed to our rights and duties, for a better world”: Youth Congress on Human Rights Ciudad Juarez (Agenzia Fides) - With the slogan “Young people, happy and committed to our rights and duties, for a better world,” over 300 young people from Ciudad Juárez on 28 and 29 November, took part in the I Yo ...
• 7 December 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “Charity Week” in Cochabamba: a shared experience Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - From December 6 to 13, the Archdiocese of Cochabamba will be holding “Charity Week” which has among its objectives improving the experience of charity in the parish community through awar ...
• 7 December 2009
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Radio project to promote awareness on Amazon Region and adopting necessary development policies Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Latin American Association of Radio Education (ALER) has launched a project to collect information to promote the adoption of public policies for sustainable development in the Amazon Region. ...
• 7 December 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - National Campaign against the killing of young people "to build a culture of peace, to defend the lives of young people, denouncing the social structures which generate violence and death" Ipatinga (Agenzia Fides) - Launched on 28 November in Ipatinga (MG), the "National Campaign Against the Extermination of the Youth" mobilizes various groups of Youth Ministry in Brazil. The national campaign has its orig ...
• 5 December 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “My greatest love has always been the missions of the Church.” Worldwide celebrations in memory of Servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, former National Director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith New York (Agenzia Fides) – This December 9, 2009, Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York will celebrate a special memorial Mass in St. Patrick's Cathedral, to mark the 30th anniversary of the death of Servant of God Arch ...
• 5 December 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “As Christians we are sowers of justice and hope, for a united Bolivia,” says Archbishop of Cochabamba in a message for Presidential elections on December 6 Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - "We are sowers of justice and hope on this new path that opens before Bolivia": this is the title of the message of Archbishop Tito Solari of Cochabamba, published prior to the presidential e ...
• 5 December 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Mission ad gentes is focus for Regional Missionary Council's Assembly in Sao Paulo: “the Catholic communities exist for the Mission, to go out to others. This requires a new attitude.” Sao Paulo (Agenzia Fides) – "Safeguard the memory to strengthen the identity and assume the mission." With this purpose the COMIRE (Regional Missionary Council of the State of Sao Paulo) celebrated its annual meeting N ...
• 3 December 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Church's hope at predicted release of two hostages by Christmas Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The Secretary General of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia (CEC), Bishop Juan Vicente Cordoba Villota, Auxiliary of Bucamaranga, said he was confident in the announced release of two members ...
• 3 December 2009
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - “Unfortunately, some people still think that violence is the only option. But violence does not lead to anything, and we must always emphasize this point,” says Cardinal Oscar Maradiaga, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "Over his head hangs a death sentence. The drug traffickers in Central America, the international mafia that operates the largest illegal business in the world, have decided that Cardinal Os ...
• 2 December 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Pontifical Mission Societies in Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis use Advent/Christmas campaigns to promote mission ad gentes and reflect on immigration St.Paul/Minneapolis (Agenzia Fides) – As the Society for the Propagation of the Faith (now more commonly referred to as the Center for Mission) in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis approaches its 75th year ...
• 2 December 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - City of Ramallo celebrates Feast of Saint Francis Xavier Ramallo (Agenzia Fides) – An entire city, with over 12,000 inhabitants, is getting ready to celebrate the Feast of St. Francis Xavier: the City of Ramallah, in the Province of Buenos Aires. The program of festivities d ...