America

• 2 March 2009
  AMERICA - Meetings in Bogota and Rome to discuss ecclesial communication and analyze its challenges Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Council for Social Communications (PCCS) and Latin American Bishops' Conference (CELAM) have convoked two important meetings this March in which they will discuss the communication ...
• 2 March 2009
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - “Enlivened by Hope”: Message from the Bishops, at the close of their Plenary Assembly San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - “Enlivened by Hope” is the title of the message that was issued by the Costa Rican Bishops' Conference at the close of their first Plenary Assembly of 2009. The Bishops open the ...
• 2 March 2009
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishop of Verapaz denounces the growing violence and organized crime in the region and calls for a response through positive action Verapaz (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Rodolfo Valenzuela Núñez of Verapaz (Guatemala) has issued a statement denouncing the growing violence that has spread across the region. According to the text, there have been over 3 ...
• 27 February 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Proposal for a National Peace and Reconciliation Accord in Colombia to end conflict Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – Representatives from the economic corporations of the country gave a warm welcome to the proposal for a National Peace and Reconciliation Accord in Colombia, presented to the nation by the Nati ...
• 27 February 2009
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Continental Mission and co-responsibility of the faithful in the economic support of the Church are the focus for the Bishops' First Plenary Assembly of 2009 Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – Bishops of Paraguay (CEP) will meet on Monday, March 2-6 for their 184th Ordinary Plenary Assembly. This first Assembly for 2009 will be an opportunity for them to enumerate the main guidelin ...
• 26 February 2009
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Bishops call for a social conversion at the beginning of Lent and a special week of penance for the conversion of the Nicaraguan people: March 30 - April 4 Managua (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops' Conference of Nicaragua has issued a Message upon the beginning of Lent, in which they make a strong call to social conversion, reminding the faithful that “the time of Lent is ...
• 26 February 2009
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Sunday, March 1, launching of Great Mission until 2013, 500th anniversary of evangelization Panama City (Agenzia Fides) – This Sunday, March 1, the Catholic Church in Panama will officially launch its Nationwide Mission, in the Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel, in a Mass for the Feast of the Christ of ...
• 26 February 2009
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Munera Solidarity Campaign 2009, for needy schools Quito (Agenzia Fides) – On the first day of Lent, February 25, Ecuador launched its Lenten Solidarity Campaign “MUNERA,” which the Church in Ecuador has conducted since 1976, according to a report sent to Agenzia F ...
• 25 February 2009
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - First missionary family from Ecuador departs for Guatemala, a fruit of CAM3; missionary sending on February 27 in the Cathedral Quito (Agenzia Fides) – The Laguatasi- León Family of Ecuador: Marco Laguatasi, Maribel León, and their children Naomi, Pauleth, and Mateo Lagautasi León, will set off at the beginning of March, as ad gentes mission ...
• 24 February 2009
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Brotherhood Campaign 2009 launched with the theme: “Brotherhood and public security” Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) – Tomorrow, February 25 (Ash Wednesday), the Brotherhood Campaign 2009 will be launched at the National Shrine of Aparecida. The theme chosen this year is “Brotherhood and public security,� ...
• 24 February 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “We have no words to describe our concern and grief”: Statement from the Archbishop of Medellin, following priest's murder Medellin (Agenzia Fides) - “We have no words to describe our concern and grief upon the assassination of our beloved priest.” This is what Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo of Medellin (Colombia) and his Auxiliary ...
• 23 February 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - 2009 Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe, on Ash Wednesday Washington (Agenzia Fides) - “Believe in the power of the Spirit of Love!” is the theme for the 2009 Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe to be held on Ash Wednesday, February 25, promoted by the U ...
• 23 February 2009
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Yearly meeting of Diocesan Directors of Pontifical Mission Societies, to evaluate CAM3 and its continuity Quito (Agenzia Fides) – February 17-19, in the formation house “Betania” in Quito, the annual meeting of the Diocesan Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies was held, with the goal of “evaluating the celeb ...
• 23 February 2009
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - The Bishops ask everyone to fight violence and the economic crisis through solidarity Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Honduras has published a message at the close of their Ordinary Assembly held February 9-12, during which they approved several of the conclusions from the National Pastoral ...
• 20 February 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “Salesian Youth Summit 2009” focuses on immigration, human trafficking, and the right to assylum San Francisco (Agenzia Fides) – 16 February saw the closing of the “Salesian Youth Summit 2009,” held at “Camp St. Francis” in Aptos, California. The Summit was an important event for reflection and training of ...