America

• 18 March 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops' Conference denounces with profound grief the murder of two religious, an act that “goes against all the desires for reconciliation and peace that the Church has been preaching” Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – In a statement of profound grief, the Bishops' Conference of Colombia denounced the murder of two members of the Redemptorist Order: Gabriel Fernando Montoya Tamayo (40 years) y Jesús Ariel J ...
• 18 March 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishop of Oran denounces serious health crisis in the wake of the landslide, dengue epidemic is feared Oran (Agenzia Fides) – The Oran Bishop's Office has issued a statement on the “grave health situation” being experienced recently and urges all the faithful, “as the diocesan Church,” to “work and fight toget ...
• 17 March 2009
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Human Life International presents the “Cardinal Von Galen” Award to the President of the Bishops' Conference for defending human rights and life Quito (Agenzia Fides) - “With great joy we received the news of the 'Cardinal Von Galen' Award to be presented to Archbishop Antonio Arregui of Guayaquil, President of the Ecuadorian Bishops' Conference, for his untiri ...
• 17 March 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - National Assembly of PMS Diocesan Directors concludes: “May God grant us the missionary zeal to transmit the joy and enthusiasm of knowing Jesus to others Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – After four days of prayer and hard work, the National Assembly of Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) Diocesan Directors of Argentina has finally come to a close, with a Mass held in the c ...
• 17 March 2009
  AMERICA/CANADA - Flying to Montreal - A suitcase tied with string (correspondence from Luca De Mata - 16) Montreal (Agenzia Fides) - After spending time in Belgium, I am on my way to Canada. In my investigation into immigration or better, into the movement of peoples from one continent to another, I am confronted with a phe ...
• 16 March 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Latin American Bishops' Conferences reflect on the Continental Mission and the social and political situation Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – On March 10-12, the city of Bogota (Colombia) hosted an Encounter for Secretary Generals and Delegates from Bishops' Conferences, on the Continental Mission. The convention organized by Secret ...
• 16 March 2009
  AMERICA/PANAMA - The Day of the Unborn Child, March 25: Archbishop of Panama City calls for prayers for the millions of unborn children and their mothers Panama City (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Jose Dimas Cedeño Delgado of Panama City wrote a letter to all the faithful of the Archdiocese, recalling the fact that in several countries with a strong Catholic tradition, a ...
• 13 March 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Missionary Youth Encounter: to give spirit to the Continental Mission Taguatinga (Agenzia Fides) – Luzivaldo Espindola Rocha, Missionary Youth Coordinator, informed Fides that the Missionary Youth Encounter was held in the Diocese of Porto Nacional, in the city of Taguatinga on March 6-8 ...
• 13 March 2009
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - IV National Youth Missionary Congress, with the theme “Evangelization of the Young Person in Today's World” Cumana (Agenzia Fides) – With the objective of “renewing, reaffirming, and celebrating the call, the awareness, and the baptismal commitment of Venezuela's youth, in order to respond to the great challenges of the mi ...
• 12 March 2009
  AMERICA - “Now is the time to act; otherwise it will be too late for everyone”: Final Declaration from the CELAM-MISEREOR Symposium on the present economic situation Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Now is the time to act; otherwise it will be too late for everyone. We need to make an immediate response and stop adopting isolated and disintegrated measures that only aim at maintaini ...
• 12 March 2009
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Bishop of Ponce calls on Catholic youth to “be courageous witnesses of life” and participate in Pro-Life Day on March 25 Ponce (Agenzia Fides) - “I am counting on the presence of the Catholic youth, who are called to be courageous witnesses of life,” says Bishop Felix Lazaro of Ponce in a statement sent out to all the parishes, apostol ...
• 12 March 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - National Assembly of Diocesan Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies: “the joy of being disciples and missionaries of Jesus Christ is antidote verses a world that is afraid of the future and overwhelmed by violence and hate” Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The National Assembly of Diocesan Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies began yesterday, March 10, being attended by over 50 diocesan directors and missionary representatives from ...
• 12 March 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Guadalajara hosts the 6th “International Race for the Eucharist,” linked to the 6th World Meeting of Families Guadalajara (Agenzia Fides) – This May, the Archdiocese of Guadalajara (Mexico) and affiliated youth groups will host the 6th “International Race for the Eucharist,” an athletic event for youth and families, which ...
• 11 March 2009
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Missionary Training School inaugurated as a fruit of CAM 3 Quito (Agenzia Fides) – The Missionary Training School of the Archdiocese of Quito was inaugurated on March 7, a visible fruit of all the Archdiocese lived in preparing and celebrating the Third Missionary Congress (CA ...
• 11 March 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - “Young people: I tell you...the mission is now!” is the theme of the Missionary Youth Easter Campaign, in union with the Continental Mission Lima (Agenzia Fides) – Firm in their commitment to awaken the missionary youth spirit, the Pontifical Mission Societies in Peru (PMS of Peru), in their youth section (“Jovenes Sin Fronteras”), are organizing the 28 ...