America

• 4 November 2008
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Uruguayan Parliament votes on the law on reproductive health, with the partial decriminalization of abortion; Archbishop of Montevideo says “it is not a matter of religious beliefs, but of fundamental human and ethical values.” Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) – The House of Representatives of the Uruguayan Parliament will vote today (November 4) on the eventual decriminalization of abortion, now that the bill has been passed by the Senate. In the ...
• 3 November 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The “Family Expo” is coming back for the VI World Meeting of Families in Mexico City, for an interchange of goods and services on the family Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – Trying to be the best family we can be is always a challenge. How can we achieve this ideal? In search of answers to questions like this one and many others, the country will hold its very ...
• 3 November 2008
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Crisis in the agriculture industry, Continental Mission going on in the country, and elections of new leaders are among the themes being discussed by the Bishops in their Plenary Assembly beginning today Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Paraguay will meet to celebrate their 183rd Ordinary Plenary Assembly of the Bishops' Conference of Paraguay (CEP), from today, November 3, to Friday, November 7, in Asuncion. ...
• 3 November 2008
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - State of emergency continues as rains persist: 25 dead, nearly 200,000 affected, and 70% of roadways damaged Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – The natural disaster that has been affecting the people of Honduras for the last few days has already caused the deaths of over 25 people and left hundreds of homes destroyed and 24,000 da ...
• 28 October 2008
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishops worry about the increase in violence in the country and its negative influence on the Church's activity Guatemala (Agenzia Fides) – The high rate of violence, deportations, unemployment, influx of Mexican drug dealers, and the establishment of groups of organized crime throughout the nation are some of the main problems ...
• 28 October 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - The Archdiocese of Lima celebrates the Year of St. Paul with a new parish dedicated to the Apostle Lima (Agenzia Fides) – In honor of the Year of St. Paul being celebrated by the Catholic Church, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne presided the Mass held on October 26, erecting the new parish “Virgen del Buen Remed ...
• 28 October 2008
  AMERICA/CHILE - Christian businessmen call for the use of “ethical and moral criteria in decision-making” regarding the economic crisis Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – The Social Union of Christian Businessmen (USEC), in union with the appeal made by the Chilean Bishops (see Fides 24/10/2008), have asked that all move with ethical principals in fac ...
• 27 October 2008
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Archbishop of Tegucigalpa expresses concern for the content of the Ibero-American Summit, for its imposition of anti-life policies Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – The Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras), Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Madariaga, and his Auxiliary Bishops have expressed their concern for the content and values being promoted at the 18th I ...
• 27 October 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Inauguration of a joint project between the government and the Catholic Church, in favor of care and rehabilitation of drug addicts La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of La Paz (Mexico) has inaugurated Project KUNI, a dynamic program organized to offer care and rehabilitation of drug addicts, from a Christian perspective. Present in the inaugurat ...
• 24 October 2008
  AMERICA/CHILE - Bishops call for care and promotion of employment, decency of the workplace, and an effort to impede local lay-offs resulting from the current universal crisis Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – The Permanent Committee of the Chilean Bishops' Conference has issued a statement asking all business owners, workers, authorities, and political leaders to make an effort to avoid t ...
• 24 October 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Crisis and recessions affecting illegal immigrants as well New York (Agenzia Fides) – In New York City, alongside Wall Street and its bankers and high financing, there are hopes and aspirations of many citizens and workers, including those of the illegal immigrants who are sud ...
• 23 October 2008
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Marian March 2008, at the close of the Month of the Rosary, with the theme: “Mary, living expression of our identity, protect and defend your people of the Dominican Republic.” Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Santo Domingo will celebrate their traditional Marian March 2008 on Sunday, October 26, with the theme: “Mary, lively expression of our identity, protect and defend ...
• 23 October 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Ukrainian Catholic Church celebrates 30 years since its canonical erection of the Eparchy and 100 years since the arrival of the first Ukrainian Catholic priest Misiones (Agenzia Fides) – The Eparchy of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Argentina is celebrating two important jubilees during this month of October. This is what Agenzia Fides was informed, in a report from Fr. Lui ...
• 23 October 2008
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The President of the Bishops' Conference reminds Catholic politicians of their duty to oppose “any political program or draft bill that contains proposals that go against the fundamental content of faith and morals.” San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - “When political action touches upon moral principals that do not permit exceptions nor compromises, the commitment of Catholic lawmakers becomes a more evident and serious necessity,” Archb ...
• 22 October 2008
  AMERICA - International campaign to collect signatures to stop abortion from being recognized as “a human right,” in this year of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM), the only pro-life group that works exclusively on all topics related to political and social fields of the UN, has launched a campaign to c ...