America

• 12 December 2008
  AMERICA - Message from the President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications to those working in communications in Latin America Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Claudio Celli, President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, has sent a Message to all those who serve the Church in the area of communications in Latin Americ ...
• 12 December 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The aggressions against the Passionist Fathers reveals “the state of insecurity and vulnerability in which citizens are living; the lost of the values of honesty and respect for life” La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – The Press Office of the Bolivian Bishops' Conference has issued a statement firmly denouncing the acts of violence that claimed two victims, Passionist Fathers, yesterday afternoon in the Hamac ...
• 12 December 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Continental Mission launched in Caracas “to strengthen the faith and Christian life of our people, through a new evangelization effort.” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Caracas is making intense preparations for the realization of the Continental Mission, which is “a program of intense pastoral activity to strengthen the faith and Christi ...
• 11 December 2008
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Celebrating an authentically Christian Christmas, in simplicity and peace, centered in Christ: exhortation from Cardinal Quezada Toruño, Archbishop of Guatemala City Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Rodolfo Quezada Toruño, Archbishop of Guatemala City, has issued a Pastoral Exhortation for Advent and Christmas, in order to offer several reflections that can help the faith ...
• 11 December 2008
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Great Continental Mission officially launched to “strengthen the missionary dimension of the Church and the decision to journey together towards conversion, to become missionary disciples of Christ.” Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - “The Church in Paraguay, as in all Latin America and the Caribbean, wishes to place itself in 'permanent state of mission.' It is an effort to strengthen the missionary dimension of the Churc ...
• 10 December 2008
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Continental Mission launched at the closing of the celebration of Our Lady of Caacupé Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – Some 300,000 persons participated in a special Mass celebrated on December 8, in honor of Our Lady of Caacupé, in the city of Caacupé, at about 54 kilometers from Asuncion. Catholics from a ...
• 10 December 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops call for an end to constant and unfounded attacks from the government on the Holy Father, Cardinal Julio Terrazas, Bishops, and the Catholic Church in general La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - “We, the Bishops of Bolivia, in recent days have once again been surprised at the amount of constant and unfounded attacks made by certain members of government on the Holy Father Benedict XVI, ...
• 9 December 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Improving faith formation and leadership among Hispanic Catholics is among Bishops' priorities Baltimore (Agenzia Fides) - Experts on faith formation and leadership development among the Hispanic community in the United States met December 2-3 with staff members of the Secretariat for Cultural Diversity in the Chu ...
• 9 December 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Archbishop of Caracas makes a Christmas appeal, asking that “fighting may come to an end, that hate may be dispelled, and that we may seek fraternal communion.” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “I invite you all, dear brothers and sisters, to take advantage of these days leading up to Christmas to intensify your spiritual life, with the reading of the Word of God, with prayer, and by ...
• 9 December 2008
  AMERICA/CHILE - 30th anniversary of the Pontifical Mediation in solving the controversy between Argentina and Chile celebrated; in his message, the Holy Father mentions that “in the face of any controversy, we should never give up on the path of patient dialogue and talks carried out in wisdom and prudence” Punta Arenas (Agenzia Fides) – Monte Aymond, on the Patagonian border between Chile and Argentina, was the site chosen for both countries to make their official commitment to continue defending peace, this past Decembe ...
• 5 December 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Firm support for Cardinal Terrazas: “Do not be afraid of being faithful to your pastoral mission, of speaking out with clear instructions, so that our country may be built on the teachings of Jesus.” La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – After suffering various negative reactions and attacks from government authorities on account of a statement he made in his homily on November 30 (see Fides 3/12/2008), Cardinal Julio Terrazas ...
• 4 December 2008
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Letter from Catholic Action to the country's representatives in government: “The conservation of Christian values of respect for human life and the family, falls under your responsibility.” Costa Rica (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocesan Catholic Action group (FAAC) of the Archdiocese of San Jose (Costa Rica), has sent a letter to the senior members of Parliament, asking that they conserve and defend authen ...
• 4 December 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Commemoration of the pontifical mediation that prevented a war between Argentina and Chile, 30 years ago Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Odilio Pedro Scherer, Archbishop of Sao Paulo (Brazil) has been appointed by the Holy Father as his special envoy in the act commemorating the 30th anniversary of the beginning o ...
• 3 December 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Statement from the Bishops' Conference: “The prophetic mission of the Church can neither be silenced nor separated from its profound Christian roots.” La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – The Press Office of the Bolivian Bishops' Conference (CEB) has issued a press statement to the public regarding the reactions of government authorities to what Cardinal Julio Terrazas said in h ...
• 3 December 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - Advent Message from the Bishops says that now is “a good time for conversion, forgiveness, and reconciliation, which we should all place in practice so as to live as brothers.” Lima (Agenzia Fides) - “Advent invites us to look forward to the coming of our Savior Jesus Christ with faith and hope, as it will open an entirely new dimension to us, leading us to an interior and exterior conversion ...