America

• 27 March 2009
  AMERICA/ANTILLES - Third Antilles Youth Assembly, July 9-20, to reaffirm Catholic identity among the youth Kingston (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Kingston (Jamaica) will be hosting the Antilles Youth Assembly, July 9-20, organized by the Antilles Bishops' Conference. 2,000 youth are expected to attend from all over t ...
• 26 March 2009
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Over 10,000 people march for life and ask that every kind of abortion may continue being considered a crime Managua (Agenzia Fides) – Hundreds of Catholic faithful, along with several Nicaraguan Bishops and the Apostolic Nuncio marched through the streets of Esteli (in the north) yesterday, to show their disapproval of abort ...
• 26 March 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops call for dialogue to avoid violence Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Argentina have issued an appeal for dialogue to avoid a climate of violence, at the close of the Permanent Committee's meeting, which took place March 24-25. In the meeting ...
• 26 March 2009
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Solidarity Campaign 2009: “Aid that Tranforms” San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – With the theme “Aid that Transforms,” Caritas of Costa Rica is carrying out a solidarity campaign this Lent throughout the country, seeking to gather funds in order to continue working � ...
• 25 March 2009
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Catholic Church begins formation for observers, to guarantee authenticity of elections Panama City (Agenzia Fides) – The Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Church has begun its process of formation for observers working in the general elections scheduled for May 3. The first day was held in Met ...
• 25 March 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Nationwide celebration of the Day of the Unborn Child: celebrations, demonstrations, sports events, music, and art Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – All of Argentina has united in celebrating the Day of the Unborn Child today, March 25. The various communities, movements, and institutions have already been celebrating events since thi ...
• 24 March 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - PMS in Argentina celebrates the Day for Prayer and Fasting for Missionary Martyrs for the first time Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – For the first time ever, this year the Pontifical Mission Societies will join in participating in the important initiative promoted by the PMS Youth Movement in Italy: the Day of Prayer a ...
• 24 March 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - Message for the Day of the Unborn Child: “Life is always an inestimable gift and every time a new life comes into the world we can perceive the creative power of God.” Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops' Committee for the Family, of the Peruvian Bishops' Conference has issued a statement, in reference to the celebration of the Day of the Unborn Child, asking all Peruvians to defend a ...
• 24 March 2009
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Activities for the Day of the Unborn Child, including letters to the President, blessing for pregnant mothers, pro-life marches Quito (Agenzia Fides) – The Pro-Life Association of Ecuador, in coordination with the Family Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Quito, has invited all the faithful to take part in various pro-life activities as a prepara ...
• 23 March 2009
  AMERICA- March 25: “National Day for the Unborn Child” in all Latin America, an international campaign for a culture of life Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On March 25, the “National Day for the Unborn Child” will be celebrated in many countries. In Latin America, the practice is becoming more common in response to the attack being made on the u ...
• 23 March 2009
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Archbishop Hugo Barrantes reestablishes Permanent Diaconate in the Archdiocese of San Jose San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Hugo Barrantes Ureña of San Jose (Costa Rica) has issued a decree whereby the Permanent Diaconate is reestablished in the Archdiocese of San Jose. The Archbishop mentions in the de ...
• 23 March 2009
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Bishops' Conference asks new president to seek unification of the country in response to the global financial crisis San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in El Salvador has asked the newly elected President of the country, Mauricio Funes, that the newly formed governing body (to take effect June 1) may be one “of unit ...
• 21 March 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Spanish priest shot to death, after 34 years of working with street children Recife (Agenzia Fides) – Police sources have informed that 64 year-old Father Ramiro Ludeña, a native of Toledo (Spain) was killed yesterday, March 20, in Recife, in northeastern Brazil where he had been working 34 ye ...
• 20 March 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Week for Life and the Family to conclude with large March for Life on March 25 La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – This past March 16 marked the initiation of the Week for Life and the Family with an exposition entitled “Maria Gravida” and a conference on “The Goodness of Marriage,” which was given ...
• 20 March 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “We are asking for justice and we offer Christian forgiveness.” - Statement from the Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Carreño following the murder of two religious Puerto Carreño (Agenzia Fides) – “Those of us who perform evangelizational services in this Vicariate feel our hearts broken by this cruel act of murder,” says the statement issued by Redemptorist Missionary Franc ...