America

• 18 May 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - 11th Continental Meeting of the RIIAL, to promote efficient services for the Continental Mission Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – This June 3-5, the 11th Continental Meeting of the Information Network of the Church in Latin America (in Spanish, RIIAL) will be held in Bogota (Colombia). The event is organized by the Pontif ...
• 18 May 2009
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Bishops' Final Message at the close of the CELAM Assembly laments “the accusations in many of our countries made in the name of progress and development, which seek to establish a dictatorship of relativism” Managua (Agenzia Fides) - “We are aware of the difficulties and resistance implied in the renewal of ecclesial structures, in order to their becoming more missionary and the formation of pastoral agents (priests, conse ...
• 18 May 2009
  AMERICA/ANTILLES - Bishops' Message to priests on the Year of the Priest, an opportunity to “renew their commitment to the ministry they have embraced” Fort-de-France (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of the Antilles Bishops' Conference have issued a Message to all the priests of the region at the close of their Plenary Assembly in Fort-de-France on the island of Martiniq ...
• 15 May 2009
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Signature campaign to call for a referendum on same-sex civil marriages San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Costa Rica has launched a signature campaign to solicit a national referendum against same-sex civil marriages. The campaign began on May 10, following the Masses held ...
• 15 May 2009
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Bishops' Letter to Assembly members who voted in favor of life: “Do not fear pressures, because our people appreciate all those who have acted in favor of their country.” Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – The Dominican Republic Bishops' Conference sent a letter signed by all the Bishops to the Members of the National Assembly for the Revision of the Constitution, congratulating them on ha ...
• 14 May 2009
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - CELAM Assembly continues with presentations from the seven departments of the Council on activities in the past two years Managua (Agenzia Fides) – The 22nd Ordinary Assembly of the Latin American Bishops' Council (CELAM), which is being celebrated for the first time in Nicaragua (in Managua), continues underway. The main theme is the sta ...
• 14 May 2009
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Cases of HIV in Nicaragua reaches 4,102, the majority between 15-49 years of age Managua (Agenzia Fides) – Following the recent discovery of 226 new cases of HIV in Nicaragua, the number of carriers of the virus has reached 4,102, according to a report from the local Ministry of Health. Of these 69 ...
• 13 May 2009
  AMERICA/CANADA - National March for Life, May 14: “supporting healthy families founded on marriage, we build a society that is better prepared to welcome, respect and value unborn human life” Ottawa (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Organization for Life and Family has issued a statement on the occasion of the National March for Life which will be held on May 14 in Ottawa. The Message is entitled “40 Years o ...
• 13 May 2009
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Plenary Assembly of the Latin American Bishops' Council begins, with the theme of the mission: “Our time, marked by the decay of values, requires strength and great courage.” Managua (Agenzia Fides) – The Latin American Bishops' Council (CELAM) began its 32nd Plenary Assembly on May 12 (yesterday). The Assembly will last until May 16 and is taking place at the “Virgen de Fatima” Seminar ...
• 12 May 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Pastoral Care of Aboriginal Peoples, the Continental Mission, the Year of the Priest, all among issues on the agenda for the Plenary Assembly May 11-16 Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Argentinean Bishops' Conference began its 97th Plenary Assembly yesterday, May 11, in Pilar (Buenos Aires). The Assembly ends at noon on May 16. Cardinal Jorge Maria Bergoglio, Arch ...
• 12 May 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Bishops continue call for immigration reform in the country, on the first anniversary of the worksite raid in Iowa that led to great suffering and division Washington (Agenzia Fides) - To commemorate the first anniversary (today, May 12) of the Postville, Iowa, immigration worksite enforcement action, Bishop John C. Wester, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop ...
• 11 May 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Communication Processes and a Culture of Solidarity,” theme for the “Mutirão” of Communications in Latin America and the Caribbean Porto Alegre (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical University of Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre (Brazil) will be hosting the Latin American and Caribbean “Mutirão” of Communications, with the theme: “Communication ...
• 11 May 2009
  AMERICA/ANTILLES - Final Message at the close of the Plenary Assembly on the Continental Mission: “this is our time as Church, a time of grace and a New Pentecost. We cannot miss this opportunity.” Martinique (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of the Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC) issued a message to the entire People of God at the close of their Plenary Assembly held in late April. The Message is entitled: “Di ...
• 11 May 2009
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “Instruction for the Celebration of the Sacrament of Marriage,” to encourage thorough and fruitful preparation for the celebration of the sacrament Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela), after a series of studies and consultations, has issued the “Instruction for the Celebration of the Sacrament of Marriage,” ...
• 8 May 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - May 9: 7th “Asians for Mary Pilgrimage” to the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, for Asian and Pacific Catholics in the United States Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) – Asian and Pacific Catholics in the Mid-Atlantic area will hold the Seventh “Asians for Mary Pilgrimage” on Saturday, May 9, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate ...