America

• 13 October 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Presentation of working document and logo for First Missionary Congress in Diocese of Moron, May 21-23, 2010 Moron (Agenzia Fides) - “Missionary Disciples: You are the light of the world and the salt of the eath.” This will be the theme of the First Missionary Congress of the Diocese of Moron (suffragan of Buenos Aires), wh ...
• 12 October 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Preparations underway for Advent Mission in Diocese of Cordoba: “reach out to everyone, especially those farthest away, preaching the Kingdom of God” Cordoba (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, October 10, at the Saint Teresa of Jesus School in Cordoba (Argentina), delegates from parishes, movements, associations, and communities gathered together to work on preparations ...
• 12 October 2009
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Archbishop of San Jose asks married couples to remain strong in the face of legal bills that seek to eliminate God from public sphere: “We are all convinced of the need to evangelize” San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - “Faith is transmitted like a lantern that is passed from one hand to the next, and marriage is the foundation of the family...” This is what Archbishop Hugo Barrantes Urena of San Jose, Pre ...
• 12 October 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Relic of new Saint Damien de Veuster on pilgrimage in America Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On October 11, in Saint Peter's Basilica, Pope Benedict XVI canonized 5 new saints. One of these saints is the Belgian-born missionary Father Damien De Veuster, the “Apostle of the Lepe ...
• 9 October 2009
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Preparing for World Mission Sunday: “Your Word, Light for the Peoples” Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - “Your Word, Light for the Peoples” is the theme chosen for the 83rd World Mission Sunday to be celebrated on October 18, in the Dominican Republic. As a bulletin issued by the Pontific ...
• 9 October 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “The missionary family, instrument of conversion”: 31st National Encounter of the Christian Family Movement Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – On October 10-12, Villa Giardino (Cordoba) will host the 31st National Encounter for the Diocesan Presidents of the Christian Family Movement (MFC). Among the themes that they will addres ...
• 9 October 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Conference at Missiology Center: “The challenges of the mission today, at the light of Aparecida” Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – For the 83rd World Missions Sunday, the John Paul II Missiology Center of “Cono Sur” has organized a Conference on “The challenges of the mission today, at the light of Aparecida.� ...
• 8 October 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “October, month dedicated especially to the missions, prayer, and reflection on the missionary dimension, which is the reason for the Church's existence.” Pastoral Letter from the Bishop of Posadas Posadas (Agenzia Fides) – The month of October “is dedicated in a special way to the missions, prayer, and reflection on the missionary dimension, which is the reason for the Church's existence.” This is what is fo ...
• 8 October 2009
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - “From Words to the Mission”: 23rd National Holy Childhood Association Encounter San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - “From Words to the Mission” is the theme that has accompanied the activities of the 23rd National Holy Childhood Association Encounter held in Costa Rica on October 3. The event was attende ...
• 7 October 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Diocese of Oruro launches Permanent Mission on first Sunday of October Oruro (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, October 4, the Diocese of Oruro (Bolivia) officially launched its Permanent Mission. During the act, Bishop Cristobal Bialasik expressed the hope that this initiative may favor “the ...
• 6 October 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Missionary Month of October to be launched in Northeast Argentina: “to strengthen communion, participation, and missionary animation for the month of the missions, with a contribution from everyone.” Corrientes (Agenzia Fides) – This past October 1, in the Basilica of Our Lady of Itati, there was a celebration for the launching of the Missionary Month of October, with a Mass presided by Archbishop Andres Stanovnik ...
• 5 October 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - Missionary Day in the Diocese of Callao, with “Operacion Contacto” Callao (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, October 4, the Diocese of Callao held a Missionary Day to preach the Gospel in the most populous areas of Puerto Chalaco (Peru), such as Ciudad del Pescador. Over 500 lay faithful pa ...
• 5 October 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - Transcription of New Testament and Psalms, for the “Gospel of Chile,” an initiative of the Bishops in the Continental Mission Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – Beginning Sunday, September 27, for 4 weeks the Church in Chile is working on the transcription of the New Testament and the Psalms, as part of the project “The Gospel for Chile.� ...
• 5 October 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “The Year for Priests, an opportunity to grow in our understanding of and appreciation for the ministerial priesthood”: Symposium sponsored by Catholic University of America Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) - In celebration of Pope Benedict XVI's call for the "Year for Priests," Catholic University of America (CUA) will host a symposium on Oct. 6 and 7, 2009, that will explore the mystery of t ...
• 2 October 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Catholic school directors and teachers of working on the mission of evangelization Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – October 14-15, as an initiative of the Bishops' Committee for Evangelization of the Culture and Education and the Department for Education, Culture, and Universities of the Colombian Bishops' C ...