America

• 20 April 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - National Pilgrimage in favor of the family, with the motto: “The Family, Disciple and Missionary at the Service of Life” Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) - “The Family, Disciple and Missionary at the Service of Life” will be the theme of the National Pilgrimage in favor of the family, organized by the Bishops' Commission for Life and the Fami ...
• 20 April 2009
  AMERICA/CANADA - Montreal: Trafficking of humans, a reality present also in this part of the world. We thought that here in this democratic and open nation, our enquiry (baggage tied with string) would be easier, but here too we find the same sad reality of indifference. (correspondence from Luca De Mata - 17) Canada (Agenzia Fides) - Canada. I did not sleep at all, no easing of tensions, dreams, expectations. The hotel is very good, perhaps the best in all my travelling. Everything is spotless. Even the TV monitor says "welco ...
• 20 April 2009
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Launching of the National Mission on April 23, during Bishops' Plenary Assembly Quito (Agenzia Fides) – This April 23, the Church in Ecuador will officially begin the National Mission with a Mass in the Basilica “Voto Nacional”, at 6pm. The launching of the mission is being held during the Ple ...
• 17 April 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Jubilee Year declared for 300th anniversary of the Old Guadalupe Basilica Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, Archbishop of Mexico City, has declared a Jubilee Year from May 1, 2009 to May 1, 2010, for the 300th anniversary of the Old Basilica of Guadalupe. This w ...
• 17 April 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - Fruits of the Ad limina visit, the Continental Mission, and pastoral work in protecting the environment, on the agenda for the Plenary Assembly April 20-24 Villarrica (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops' Conference of Chile will be celebrating its 97th Plenary Assembly this April 20-24 in the “San Fidel” Major Seminary in the Diocese of Villarrica. On Sunday, April 19, at ...
• 17 April 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Sunday, April 26, launching of Continental Mission, coinciding with the 87th Ordinary Assembly of Bishops Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – This coming week, the Bishops of Bolivia will begin their 87th Orinary Assembly in the city of Cochabamba, one year after the previous Assembly, as the Bishops were on their Ad limina visit ...
• 16 April 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Unanimous denouncing of the attack on the home of Cardinal Terrazas, which “reflects an attitude of intolerance and violence that goes against the principals of democratic coexistence” La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – “The Catholic Church will continue carrying out her work as evangelizer and prophet, rejecting all forms of violence and upholding human and Christian values and principles that strengthen a ...
• 16 April 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Church renews its Consecration to the Holy Spirit on April 20, “at this crucial time we are living” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The Mexican Bishops’ Conference (CEM) announced that this April 20, in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, there will be a Mass with all the Bishops and the Apostolic Nuncio to renew ...
• 15 April 2009
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishops ask for forgiveness for the sins committed by members of the Church and renew their commitments made in their ordination as Bishops Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – The Permanent Council of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Paraguay has issued a statement in regards to the recent news that revealed that the current President Fernando Lugo had a child w ...
• 15 April 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Youth Standing Up Against Violence” is the motto for Citizens' Week 2009 Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The Youth Pastoral Ministry of Brazil is calling on all youth in the country to participate in the Citizens' Week 2009, which will began yesterday, April 14, and runs until April 21, with the ...
• 15 April 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - Continental Mission on the Internet: videos for promoting this time of grace and a guide for the Continental Mission in Chile Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – With dynamic resources for evangelizers, the Church in Chile has updated their special website for the Continental Mission. It is a missionary spirit in the Church of Latin America a ...
• 15 April 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Diocesan Church Day on April 18, to help appreciate the treasure of the Catholic faith Tuxtla (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Tuxtla will celebrate “Diocesan Church Day” this April 18, as a day of thanksgiving, with the goal of “appreciating the treasure of the Catholic faith, coming together ...
• 7 April 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Easter Pastoral Letter from Bishops of Patagonia: “New life in the Risen Christ has the strength and creativity needed to face modern crises.” Patagonia (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of the region of Patagonia (Dioceses of Comodoro Rivadavia, Viedma, San Carlos de Bariloche, Neuquén, Alto Valle del Río Negro, and Río Gallegos) are asking their faithful thi ...
• 7 April 2009
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops denounce violence, drastic social inequality, and the concentration of power in the executive branch that presents a grave threat to democracy Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “Holy Week, in which we celebrate the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ, is an extraordinary time for spiritual renewal that invites us to strengthen our commitment to ...
• 7 April 2009
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Bishops' Conference launches campaign in defense of life from conception, and the legal foundations of the family in light of the Constitutional reform Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez, Archbishop of Santo Domingo and President of the Dominican Republic Bishops' Conference (CED) has sent a letter reminding lawmakers in the country's nati ...