America

• 18 November 2008
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Bishops present several observations on the draft bill on religious associations Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – The Dominican Bishops' Conference (CED), through its Commission on Legal Affairs, has presented the Justice Commission of the House of Representatives with a copy of its observations on ...
• 17 November 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Cardinal Julio Terrazas tells Agenzia Fides: “After the Ad Limina visit, one is given a renewed spirit to continue serving our dioceses in Bolivia.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “After having been on retreat on La Verna (Italy), after having been with all those who work with the Holy Father and having been with him personally in the Ad Limina Apostolorum visit, o ...
• 17 November 2008
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Plenary Assembly of Bishops begins today, November 19, and will conclude with a consecration of the country to the Immaculate Heart of Mary San Rafael (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops' Conference of Nicaragua will be celebrating its Plenary Assembly in San Rafael del Norte, Jinotega, from November 17-19. During the Assembly, the Bishops will reflect on the so ...
• 17 November 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops propose a goal for the bicentennial anniversary of the country: eradicate poverty and promote integral development for all people Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - “Looking towards the bicentennial celebration of 2010-2016, we believe in that there is a possibility for making the eradication of poverty and the integral development of all people, a n ...
• 14 November 2008
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - The nation's President vetoes the clause in the Reproduction Law that sought to decriminalize abortion Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) – Uruguay's President Tabare Vazquez, who is also a doctor of medicine, yesterday (November 13) vetoed a part of the Law on Sexual Health and Reproduction, which called for the decriminalizat ...
• 14 November 2008
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Historic agreement between the Holy See and the Brazilian Government, recognizing the juridical status of the Catholic Church in Brazil Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - “The agreement signed on November 13 in Rome, between the Holy See and the Federal Republic of Brazil, is in response to a demand of a juridical nature of the Church and establishes, in one s ...
• 14 November 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops' Assembly concludes with an appeal to the laity to “use creativity in developing new, more effective means to make Christianity present in the world.” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “The present Assembly can be qualified as being of historical precedence for its topics of discussion, its methodology, and its participants. Together, Bishops and laity, we have been able ...
• 13 November 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Cardinal George makes a plea to defend life for the common good of the nation, in the US Catholic Bishops' Assembly Baltimore (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago and President of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, dedicated his opening address at the Bishops' Fall Assembly being celebrated in the ci ...
• 13 November 2008
  AMERICA/HAITI - Another school collapses in the capital; NGO AVSI denounces construction-code violations in the country and launches a prevention campaign for security of school buildings Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – The NGO AVSI (Association of Volunteers in International Service) in Haiti are launching an aid campaign for the victims of the fallen school buildings and a prevention campaign in this ...
• 13 November 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops' call for the Continental Mission: “This firm missionary decision should reach out to all ecclesial structures and enter into the pastoral plans for all dioceses, parishes, religious communities, movements, and Church institutions.” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “In reaffirming the our commitment to form disciples and missionaries, we make the firm resolution to place more attention in seeing to the sound instruction of beginners, those in Christi ...
• 12 November 2008
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Bishops issue a statement at the close of their Plenary Assembly, with an Advent Message for all the faithful, at the start of the Continental Mission Florida (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Uruguay have ended their Plenary Assembly (November 5-11) in Florida, with a statement on the main themes addressed and with an Advent Message from all the Bishops, at the start ...
• 12 November 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “Day of Prayer for Life and Peace” on November 15-16, for an end to violence, for harmony among Venezuelans, and a peaceful resolution to the nation's problems Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, Archbishop of Caracas (Venezuela) has made an appeal to all priests, religious, and faithful of the Archdiocese, asking that they actively participate in the Day o ...
• 12 November 2008
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Bishops denounce violent episodes surrounding Sunday's elections and ask that an investigation be performed so as to abate the generalized mistrust of the public Managua (Agenzia Fides) – After the release of Sunday's (November 9) election results, on Monday, the Bishops' Conference of Nicaragua called for “the revision of the meeting notes in the hands of participating polit ...
• 11 November 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Cardinal Julio Terrazas tells the Holy Father of the joys and hopes, sorrows and concerns of the country, during the Ad Limina visit Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “Our great desire is that this encounter may be an expression of our affection for the successor of Peter,” said Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, Archbishop of Santa Cruz and President ...
• 11 November 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - President of the Pontifical Council for Families calls the WMF 2009 “a splendid experience of universal brotherhood.” The Pope will participate via satellite and send Cardinal Bertone as his delegate Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “As President of the Pontifical Council for the Family and in accord with the Archbishop of Mexico, Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera, I invite you all to participate with your families in ...