America

• 20 February 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - Lenten Fraternity for children at risk and unprotected in society Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – On Ash Wednesday (February 25), all the dioceses in Chile will begin a solidarity campaign entitled “Lenten Fraternity,” organized by the Chilean Bishops' Conference. “This cam ...
• 20 February 2009
  AMERICA/CUBA - Spain receives the mortal remains of priest killed in Cuba, after having worked tirelessly in his pastoral ministry Havana (Agenzia Fides) – A large gathering of faithful from the Archdiocese of Havana and other neighboring dioceses, along with priests and religious, all attended the funeral services held for Fr. Eduardo de la Fuent ...
• 19 February 2009
  AMERICA - 1st Iber-American Day “40 Days of Prayer for Life” in preparation for the Day of the Unborn Child on March 25 Rome (Agenzia Fides) – February 13 to March 24 will be “40 Days of Prayer for Life,” an initiative now being practiced in several countries of America and Spain, in order to promote prayer in defense of life. The ...
• 19 February 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - X Anniversary of the Catechetical Center in the Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose del Amazonas San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – The Catechetical Center in the Apostolic Vicariate of San Jose del Amazonas in Iquito (Peru) is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. They have been 10 years of many fruits, in working ...
• 19 February 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Church denounces acts of violence that infringe on fundamental rights and freedoms of the people Pando (Agenzia Fides) – Apostolic Vicar Luis Casey of Pando has issued a declaration condemning the acts of violence committed in regards to the arrests made in the towns of El Porvenir and Cobija. According to the Bis ...
• 19 February 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - FAO Report: severe food crisis in 32 countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America; worries about the droughts in China and Argentina New York (Agenzia Fides) – The problems unleashed as a result of the severe food crisis that has strick entire regions of the planet continue to be of interest to millions of people, especially in the southern hemisphe ...
• 18 February 2009
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Bishops call on the population to remember their responsibility in building a nation based on permanent values Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – As they do every year, the Bishops of the Dominican Republic have presented the people of their nation with a message of faith, hope, and love, in honor of National Independence Day, Feb ...
• 18 February 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Close of the second week of the Missiology Course, a time of intense missionary training Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - “The second week of the Missiology Course has been a time of intence missionary training,” Agenzia Fides was told by Sr. Mariel Robledo, HJ, National Secretary of the Propagation of the ...
• 17 February 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops' from America meet, in promotion of communion and solidarity amongst the countries Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – Last week, at the Assembly Residence of the Argentinian Bishops' Conference, the Bishops of the Church in America held their 34th Meeting. The theme was “Personal relationship with Chr ...
• 17 February 2009
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Catholic Church Commission to oversee elections Panama City (Agenzia Fides) – The Electoral Tribunal (in Spanish, TE) of Panama has signed an agreement allowing the Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Church in Panama to undertake electoral observation, wit ...
• 17 February 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Trafficking in human persons: the most exploited are women destined for prostitution (79%); in Africa, the primary victims are children (uncertain the number) recruited for forced labor Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Sexual exploitation and forced labor constitute the most widely spread forms of trafficking in human persons, according to the first Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, recently presented by ...
• 17 February 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Church shows its solidarity with landslide victims; Ash Wednesday collection will go to families affected Salta (Agenzia Fides) – Caritas Argentina is supporting the refugee families from the city of Tartagal, which one week ago were hit by a landslide that officials say has killed at least two people and left severe damag ...
• 16 February 2009
  AMERICA/CUBA - The Church considers February 14 assassination of Spanish priest “a strange and unusual incident” Havana (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Havana has released a statement expressing its condolences to the family members and friends and brother priests of Spanish religious Fr. Eduardo de la Fuente Serrano, who wa ...
• 16 February 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - At the close of their Plenary Assembly, Bishops reaffirm their commitment to fight for peace, against poverty, injustice, and violence Bogotá (Agenzia Fides) - “As Bishops, following this Assembly, we feel prepared to begin work plans, programs and activities that truly allow us to be light to the world and credible testimonies in the work of forming ...
• 16 February 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - At the close of the Latin American Meeting on Pastoral Ministry for Indigenous Peoples: call to defend life and rights of peoples, frequently threatened Lima (Agenzia Fides) - “We express our solidarity with the Bishops' statement and that of the pastoral ministers to the indigenous peoples in Peru, on 'The Value and Development of the Amazon Peoples,' and we denounce ...