America

• 25 July 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Watch out, here comes the electronic safety bracelet and all travelers will be considered a potential enemy. The post-September 11th fear mechanisms at work. New York (Agenzia Fides) – The fear of more terrorist attacks keeps the security services in the United States in a state of continuous alert and is a source of inspiration for new solutions, many times based on state- ...
• 24 July 2008
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - “Let’s stop the violence and respect life” is the motto of the Church’s Campaign to stop violence in the country with the highest homicide rate in the world Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – There are many incidents of violence in Honduras that show a general lack of respect for life and human dignity. With that in mind, the Catholic Church in the country is working through th ...
• 24 July 2008
  AMERICA/CHILE - First National Day for Health Pastoral Care for coordinating diocesan initiatives from the new 2008-2012 Pastoral Guidelines of the Chilean Bishops’ Conference. Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – The First National Day for Health Pastoral Care will be held in La Florida (Chile) on August 6-8. The general purpose of the encounter is “to present the diocesan experiences of ...
• 23 July 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - On the way to CAM 3: “The Congress will give renewed strength to the evangelization effort, help us make deep reflections, and re-launch our mission as a Church with fidelity and audacity.” Quito (Agenzia Fides) – After a long and intense preparation, the Third American Missionary Congress (CAM 3) is steadily approaching. The event will take place in Quito (Ecuador) August 12-17. At the end of the Congres ...
• 22 July 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - International Congress for the 40th anniversary of the II General Conference at Medellin: a historical and pastoral reflection on the new means of evangelization needed in the modern world Medellin (Agenzia Fides) – This coming August 3-5, an International Congress will be held in honor of the 40th anniversary of the II General Conference of Latin American Bishops, which took place in the Colombian city ...
• 22 July 2008
  AMERICA - Caritas of Latin America and the Caribbean make an appeal to the European Parliament, asking that they cease criminalization of immigrants Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “We, the representatives of the Caritas Network in Latin America and the Caribbean unite in making an appeal to the European Parliament and to our representatives in the European Union governin ...
• 21 July 2008
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The “National Catechetical Center” opens its doors, to coordinate an evangelization effort in all the dioceses and promote catechetical training and textbooks San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – The Costa Rican Bishops’ Conference has noted the importance of making catechesis a priority in Diocesan Pastoral Ministry and thus, in July 2008 it has opened the National Catechetical Cen ...
• 21 July 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - 4th All-American Youth Missionary Encounter, to reflect on the Aparecida Document and the CAM 3 conclusions, establish an All-American Proposal Quito (Agenzia Fides) – The city of Quito (Ecuador) will host the 4th All-American Youth Missionary Encounter (IV Enajomis) August 18-22, immediately following the celebration of the 3rd American Missionary Congress (C ...
• 21 July 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Catholic schools ask the Head of the Education Department to respect the agreement established in the “Marco” Law in planning and directing educational works La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – Last July 13, the Head of the Education Department held a meeting for the institutionalization of directors’ positions in the public and private schools. This event has caught the attention o ...
• 18 July 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops launch their “Pastoral Plan for a United Church”: “an authentic Catholic community should partake in the joys, sufferings, and needs of other Christian communities...” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Venezuela published several documents at the close of their Plenary Assembly, which was held July 7-12: a Pastoral Exhortation entitled, “United in Justice and Righteousness� ...
• 18 July 2008
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Celebration of the 30th National Youth Day in September, hosting 4,000 youth from the country’s 10 dioceses Tacuarembo (Agenzia Fides) – “With Jesus, Mission and Fullness of Life” will be the theme for the September 6-7 celebration of the 30th National Youth Day organized by the National Youth Ministry Committee of the U ...
• 17 July 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Immigration reform and the Church’s role are among the main topics for the National Migration Conference Washington (Agenzia Fides) – Comprehensive immigration reform will be a major topic at the 2008 National Migration Conference to be held July 28-31 in Washington, D.C. “The issue of immigration is one of the most c ...
• 17 July 2008
  AMERICA - Local WYD encounters in various Dioceses, for youth who cannot travel to Sydney Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Thousands of youth from all over the world are gathering together in Sydney this week to celebrate World Youth Day. However, there are many more who have not been able to make the journey for var ...
• 17 July 2008
  AMERICA - CELAM Coordination Meeting to evaluate the year’s activities and plan for the future, focusing on the Great Continental Mission Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The Latin American Bishops’ Conference (CELAM) will hold its annual Coordination Meeting July 22-24, where they will evaluate the activities that took place during the 2007-2008 year and plan ...
• 16 July 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - Bishops’ Statement on the introduction of the Rapid Divorce Law: “no civil law can influence the sacramental nature of religious marriage.” Lima (Agenzia Fides) – “Not only do we wish to reiterate our regret at the adoption of this law as it weakens the marital union, but we also cautiously observe that several press agencies, in presenting the news of i ...