America

• 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 ...
• 2 October 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - President of Bishops' Conference tells communications workers: “May journalism contribute to maintaining a peaceful coexistence among people, families, and communities, promoting the dignity of the human person and the common good.” Lima (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the “Day of the Journalist” (October 1), Archbishop Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, OFM of Trujillo, President of the Peruvian Bishops' Conference, greeted “all journali ...
• 1 October 2009
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Young man from Community of Sant'Egidio killed by a gang, for his work with the youth San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – William Quijano, age 21, of the Community of Sant'Egidio in San Salvador, was killed on his way home after suffering various bullet wounds on the evening of September 28. According to a s ...
• 1 October 2009
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life: “We ask the Lord of Grace for perseverance, fidelity, and sanctification in our Priestly Ministry and in the Consecrated Life.” San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – In this Year for Priests, on Thursday, October 8, the Archdiocese of San Jose will hold a Day of Prayer for members of consecrated life. A statement issued by the Commission for Vocational Mi ...
• 30 September 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - 4,000 children join in praying Mission Rosary in front of the Eucharist, to celebrate Holy Childhood Day and Year for Priests Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) – Over 4,000 school children are expected to gather in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., for a Worldwide Children’s Eucharistic Holy ...
• 30 September 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - International Congress: “Bioethics in the Culture of Life” Lima (Agenzia Fides) - “Bioethics in the Culture of Life” will be the theme of the International Convention scheduled for October 5-8 at the Saint Augustine College in Lima. Organized by the Augustinian Province “N ...
• 30 September 2009
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Archbishop of San Juan intervenes in case of mass lay-offs of state workers: many families will lose “security, peace, tranquility, and hope” San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - “A scene of profound desolation and uncertainty for thousands of Puerto Rican families,” is what Archbishop Roberto Gonzalez of San Juan (Puerto Rico) has announced in a Pastoral Note sent ...
• 29 September 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Parish Pastor of Saint Louis Marie de Montfort in Villavicencio found dead in rectory Villavicencio (Agenzia Fides) – The lifeless body of Fr. Oscar Danilo Cardozo Ossa was found on Sunday, September 27, in the rectory at the Parish Church of Saint Louis Marie de Montfort in Villavicencio (Colombia), wh ...
• 29 September 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Encounter for Vicars and Delegates of Religious Life Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – Beginning Wednesday, September 30, until Wednesday, October 3, at the Meeting House of the Colombian Bishops' Conference (CEC), there will be a National Encounter for Vicars and Delegates of Co ...
• 29 September 2009
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Family Week, October 4-10 on the theme: “The Family, Home for Human and Christian Values” Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) – October 4-10, the Church in Uruguay will celebrate Family Week on the theme “The Family, Home for Human and Christian Values.” For the occasion, the National Commission for Family Apost ...