America

• 22 December 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - For the first time, the flame from Bethlehem to Mexico will bring a “light of hope” to all homes. Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – For the first time, the flame that the Scouts send from Bethlehem to Europe and the United States will reach Mexico, as well. The flame reached the “Templo Expiatorio Cristo” (Old Basi ...
• 22 December 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Thanksgiving Mass in Corrientes, for the 30th anniversary of the Papal Mediation: “Chileans and Argentineans, by the grace of God, were able to escape from the shadows of an imminent and threatening war, with the hope of peace.” Corrientes (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Andres Stanovnik of Corrientes (Argentina) presided a Mass in Thanksgiving for the 30th anniversary of the mediation effort made by Pope John Paul II in the conflict over the Bea ...
• 19 December 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Cardinal Norberto Rivera asks everyone to take an active role in the 6th World Meeting of Families Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “Now that this important international Meeting is approaching, in continuity with the Letter I wrote to all the priests of our Archdiocese in preparation for this event (see Fides 21/5/200 ...
• 19 December 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Christmas Message from the Bishops of Patagonia: “Christmas means saying 'no' to indifference, 'no' to only worrying about one's own welfare without being aware of the urgent needs of others, 'no' to a passive attitude on many urgent challenges.” Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of the region of Patagonia-Comahue (the Dioceses of Alto Valle, Comodoro Rivadavia, Neuquén, Río Gallegos, San Carlos de Bariloche, and Viedma) have written a Christmas Mes ...
• 19 December 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - Hopes and wishes for 2009 in the Christmas Message from the Bishop of Guantanamo Guantanamo (Agenzia Fides) - “Every Christmas is a celebration for God and for mankind,” says Bishop Wilfred Pino Estevez of the Diocese of Guantanamo-Baracoa (Cuba) in a Message sent to all the faithful on this Chri ...
• 18 December 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops encourage participation in the Mass at the National Shrine of Lujan, for the 30th anniversary of the papal mediation that avoided war between Argentina and Chile Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Argentina and Chile, thirty years after the historical events that marked their nations, will bring together their peoples once more for three main reasons: to thank God fo ...
• 18 December 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Preparing for the World Meeting of Families, to be attended by over 30 Cardinals and 80 Bishops, families from 45 different countries, including indigenous families Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The organization committee for the 6th World Meeting of Families, scheduled to take place in Mexico City beginning January 14, has informed that as of now, there are already over 2,000 con ...
• 18 December 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Malnutrition is one of the causes of illiteracy: 75 million school age children do not attend classes, 776 million adults are illiterate, and the economic crisis begins to place financing for development in jeopardy New York (Agenzia Fides) – On a worldwide level, the disparity in access to education is extremely large; the gap between the rich and poor nations is growing, especially in the area of education, which the economic cr ...
• 17 December 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - This Christmas, the Bishops invite the people to be illumined by the Light who is Christ and who shows us the way to peace Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Colombia have issued a Christmas Message addressed to all people, reminding them that this liturgical period is “an invitation to let ourselves be illumined – in our minds, ...
• 17 December 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - National Migration Week: January 4-10, 2009, with the theme: “ Renewing Hope, Seeking Justice” Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the United States will celebrate National Migration Week on January 4-10, 2009. This year's theme, Renewing Hope, Seeking Justice, "reminds us of our obligation to brin ...
• 16 December 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - Archdiocese of Havana launches a new website: “Like Paul, today we enter into the modern areopagus of the Internet, to preach this God who is always near and close to us.” Havana (Agenzia Fides) - “It is with joy that we launch the website of the Archdiocese of San Cristobal de La Habana (Havana). It is not yet completely finished, however little by little we will continue improving it,� ...
• 16 December 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - National meeting for mission directors from the 18 ecclesial jurisdictions: examining the national situation, focus and directives from the Bishops' Conference and the Continental Mission Sorata (Agenzia Fides) – Last week, missions directors from the 18 ecclesial jurisdictions of Bolivia met for their final evaluation meeting of the year. The meetings for the national meetings for missions directors ar ...
• 15 December 2008
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - World Health Organization declares Guatemala the first Central American nation successful in controlling Chagas' disease Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Guatemala the first Central American nation successful in stopping the transmission of Tripanosimiasis americana, also known as Chagas' ...
• 15 December 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Exhortation of the Bishops of Xalapa: “Christmas is an invitation not to have fear, to rediscover the joy and hope that is Jesus Christ.” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “A united Mexico, for a shared hope” is the title of the Christmas Message issued by the Bishops of Xalapa. In their Message, the Bishops recall the problems and difficulties in the reg ...
• 15 December 2008
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Presentation of the document “Participation and Communion,” to assume the challenges of the permanent state of mission Managua (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Leopoldo Jose Brenes Solorzano of Managua (Nicaragua), during his monthly meeting with the clergy in December, officially presented the document entitled, “Participation and Commu ...