America

• 8 May 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Country begins to return to normality: Bishops reestablish celebration of Masses, however with the petition to remain on guard and continue observing advisories Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The situation in Mexico seems to be returning to normal little by little, although the population must remain on guard as there are still threats of new waves of the A-H1N1 virus. Cardina ...
• 8 May 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - “One Percent for the Church Campaign 2009”: everyone's responsibility “because it is just and right that we assume economic and pastoral collaboration for our family, the Church” Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in Chile will launch the “One Percent for the Church Campaign 2009” this weekend. Bishop Santiago Silva, Auxiliary of Santiago and Secretary General of the Bishops' Co ...
• 7 May 2009
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Bishops' document on the Continental Mission: “more than a pastoral plan of action, it is God's call to the Church to embrace her identity as community of missionary disciples of Jesus Christ” Florida (Agenzia Fides) - “The Continental Mission for a Church in Permanent State of Mission” is the title of the document issued by Uruguay's Bishops' Conference at the close of their Plenary Assembly held last wee ...
• 7 May 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - 12th Encounter of Cuban Catholics in preparation for the anniversary of the discovery of the image of “La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre” Miami (Agenzia Fides) – The 12th encounter for Catholics living in and outside of Cuba was held in the South East Pastoral Institute's headquarters in Miami, April 26-30. The event was attended by 35 delegates, 14 of t ...
• 6 May 2009
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Fundamental criteria from the Bishops for responsible citizenship this election year Florida (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Paraguay have issued an important document at the close of their Plenary Assembly celebrated last week, offering fundamental criteria for the faithful to use evangelical discern ...
• 6 May 2009
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - CELAM Meeting May 12-16, to evaluate Continental Mission Managua (Agenzia Fides) – On May 12-16, Managua's Interdiocesan Seminary of Our Lady of Fatima will host the 32nd Meeting of the Latin American Bishops' Conference (CELAM). News of the event was released in a briefing ...
• 6 May 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - “La Barca” Youth Catholic Association launches programs on “Gozo Radio,” evangelizing with music and promoting international events Lima (Agenzia Fides) – “La Barca” Youth Catholic Association was founded in 2002 in Peru, with the goal of evangelizing through the mass media, with particular focus on music, organizing events, concerts, social ga ...
• 5 May 2009
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Bishops' Conference asks government to clarify facts regarding the origin of a document that seeks to discredit the Church by portraying Bishops as corrupt and ambitious Managua (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, the Nicaraguan Bishops' Conference (CEN) asked the government, led by Daniel Ortega, to “clarify facts regarding the origin” of the document “The Relationship between the Chur ...
• 5 May 2009
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Church calls for migration reform that respects the rights and dignity of migrants Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - “We unite ourselves to the migrants and their families, who are currently suffering from the restrictions established by migration policies. May they count on our prayers and our strugg ...
• 4 May 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Lack of vocations, religious formation, increase in violence and drugs, social inequality, corruption...among the main challenges concerning Bishops Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Vice-President Luis Hector Villalba, Vice-President of the Argentinean Bishops' Conference and Archbishop of Tucuman, presented the Holy Father Benedict XVI with the main challenges facin ...
• 4 May 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Masses canceled again in the Archdiocese; Cardinal Rivera calls for precaution and complying with recommendations from health authorities Mexican City (Agenzia Fides) – Once again, the bells of Mexico City parishes have not been calling the faithful to Mass, as Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera has declared “with obligatory character” the cancellation ...
• 29 April 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Final Message from the Bishops at the close of their Plenary Assembly: “Our nation is Christian; it wants to continue being Christian and this is evident in many ways.” Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Bolivia issued a message at the close of the 87th Plenary Assembly celebrated on April 23-28. During their Assembly, on April 26, there was a launching of the national missio ...
• 29 April 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - Message from the Bishops at the close of their Plenary Assembly: “The country cannot renounce the great values on which it has been built, values that the Church declares irrevocable.” Las Casas (Agenzia Fides) – In the final message at the close of the 97th Plenary Assembly held April 20-24, the Chilean Bishops' Conference (CECh) once more called to mind the fact that “the Church, disciple of the ...
• 28 April 2009
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - The Church in Ecuador officially launches the National Mission: “The Church is in need of a good house-cleaning.” Quito (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Ecuador officially began the National Mission with a Mass concelebrated in the Basilica “del Voto Nacional,” on April 23, during the celebration of the Plenary Assembl ...
• 28 April 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Priest receives death threats for speaking out against the “de facto decriminalization” of drugs and authorities' indifference towards youth Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Jose Maria Di Paola, better known as “Fr. Pepe,” has received death threats following the recent publication of a document in which local priests denounced the “de facto decrimi ...