America

• 14 October 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Extraordinary Assembly of Bishops to reflect on the present situation in the country and the launching of the Great Continental Mission Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The 28th Extraordinary Assembly of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference is underway beginning today, October 14, until October 17. Over the course of the week, they will address various topic ...
• 14 October 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - The passing away of Cardinal Antonio González Zumárraga, who was a fundamental support in carrying out the Third American Missionary Congress with great responsibility and commitment as President of the Central Committee Quito (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Antonio González Zumárraga, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito, President of Honor of the Ecuadorian Bishops’ Conference and President of the Central Committee of the Third American Missi ...
• 13 October 2008
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishops speak out against the country’s main problems, “consequence of the exclusion of God from reality and from our actions, and a lack of moral principles in decision-making” Guatemala (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Guatemala have issued a statement at the end of their Plenary Assembly, in which they offer their “words as pastors, in response to some of the situations that the country i ...
• 13 October 2008
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - PMS Guide for Missionary Animation: “a didactic tool in helping our baptized faithful to grow in their faith, open their hearts to their neighbor, and commit their lives in solidarity.” Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – “As head of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Honduras, I am counting on you to do all you can in fulfilling the wishes of our Holy Father, of animating and forming the missionary spir ...
• 10 October 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Canonization of Narcisa of Jesus: an event that raises spirits amidst preparations for World Mission Day Rome (Agenzia Fides) – This October 12, the Holy Father Benedict XVI will canonize Ecuadorian Narcisa of Jesus Martillo, who was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1992, along with three other people. She will become th ...
• 10 October 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The literacy rate is on the rise, however drastic differences still exist between national and regional areas: the slow progress being made in Sub-Sahara Africa and parts of Asia New York (Agenzia Fides) – The literacy rate is growing on a worldwide level, however the situation in South and West Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa is cause for concern and the financial aid for literacy programs is stil ...
• 9 October 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Sunday, October 12, the Church in Argentina celebrates World Missions Day; a chain of prayer for the missions in the entire country, during the month of October 2008 Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in Argentina will be celebrating World Missions Day this coming Sunday, October 12, as a sign of brotherhood and universal solidarity and as a central activity during missionar ...
• 9 October 2008
  AMERICA/PANAMA - The Church says the law on reproductive health “introduces a cultural and moral system based on criteria which are foreign to our cultural, moral e spiritual life ” Panama (Agenzia Fides) –Archbishop Dimas Cedeño Delgado of Panama vice-president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Panama, in a message addressed to the National Assembly of the central American nation, reaffirme ...
• 8 October 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Preparing for the VI World Meeting of Families, “an occasion for all families to improve and defend this basic cell of society.” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Enrique Glennie, Secretary General of the VI World Meeting of Families, in a press conference presented the most recent progress being made in the preparation of the Encounter sched ...
• 8 October 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Celebration of World Missions Day coincides with the 80th anniversary of the Pontifical Missionary Societies in the country Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The Pontifical Mission Societies of Colombia are celebrating, along with World Missions Day, the 80th anniversary of PMS in the country (1929-2009), according to a report made to Agenzia Fides ...
• 7 October 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Third International Symposium on Missiology “Mission for Humanity,” for placing in practice the conclusions of CAM 3 Quito (Agenzia Fides) – Following the celebration of the Third American Missionary Congress CAM3, and as part of the program established for making concrete conclusions and the final statement from the Congress, which ...
• 7 October 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Archbishop of La Plata speaks out against the climate of violence and insecurity that “is not simply resolved with political and judicial reforms. There is an urgent need to recognize the true causes and find solutions.” La Plata (Argentina) – Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata (Argentina) spoke out against the climate of violence unleashed in the country, analyzing its true causes in his weekly reflection on the TV program “Keys to ...
• 6 October 2008
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - The Bishop of Escuintla expresses his concern for the high rate of violence and insecurity in the state: “history cannot be left in the hands of evil. We must conquer evil with good.” Escuintla (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Victor Hugo Palma Paul of the Diocese of Escuintla of the Immaculate Conception (Guatemala) has written a Pastoral Message to all citizens, especially the Catholic faithful, on the oc ...
• 6 October 2008
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Family Week, with the theme: “My family: a meeting place.” Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops’ Conference of Uruguay has been celebrating since yesterday, October 5, Family Week 2008 with the theme: “My family: a meeting place.” The National Commission for Family ...
• 6 October 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - World Mission Sunday, with the theme: “You are God’s voice: Preach,” a continuation of CAM 3 Quito (Agenzia Fides) – The National Office of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Ecuador, once the celebration of the Third American Missionary Congress (CAM 3) ended, began preparing their annual campaign for World ...