America

• 16 July 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops’ Message on the 40th Anniversary of the Medellin General Conference, from which came “a commitment to profound renewal and the need for increased presence and dialogue with the world.” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – In a message entitled: “The 40 Years Since the Medellin General Conference,” which was issued at the close of the Venezuelan Catholic Bishops’ Plenary Assembly, the Bishops make an appea ...
• 16 July 2008
  AMERICA - The Americas’ presence at World Youth Day with national pilgrimages Sydney (Agenzia Fides) – World Youth Day was officially inaugurated yesterday, July 15, by Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, in a Mass that took place on the Barangaroo Dock, on the shores of the Pacific Ocea ...
• 15 July 2008
  AMERICA - Youth delegations from Latin America arrive in Sydney to offer their enthusiastic participation in World Youth Day Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Countless numbers of youth groups from Latin America are already in Sydney for World Youth Day. The official pilgrimage of youth from Uruguay left the country on July 9, with a total of 60 youn ...
• 15 July 2008
  AMERICA/CHILE - Bishops present their new Pastoral Guidelines for the coming five-year term, in the spirit of the First Ecclesial Assembly and the Aparecida Conference Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – On July 14, the President of the Chilean Bishops’ Conference (CECH), Bishop Alejandro Goic, made a presentation before the press of the Pastoral Guidelines that will light the way ...
• 14 July 2008
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops’ statement on the veto of the draft-bill intended to legalize abortion “The voice of a great majority of Brazilians, firmly against the practice of abortion and in favor of human life and dignity, has been heard once more.” Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – With the decision made by the Constitution, Justice, and Citizenship Committee (CCJC) to reject the draft-bill that would have legalized abortion, the process of legalization of abortion by l ...
• 14 July 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Bishops’ Conference asks that the faithful not be “fooled by the ‘Reformed Catholic Church,’ and that they remain united to the true Catholic Church and its legitimate Pastors.” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – “We the Bishops of Venezuela, gathered in our 90th Ordinary Assembly, express our profound grief for the scandal caused by the behavior of two priests, who until recently formed a part of th ...
• 14 July 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Venezuelan Catholics invited to a profound spiritual conversion and spiritual renewal in the spirit of the Plenary Council of Venezuela and the Aparecida Message Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – “With the appeal to the Continental Mission that was made in the Fifth General Bishops’ Conference of Latin America and the Caribbean, and inspired by our Plenary Council, we ask that all ...
• 11 July 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops’ Exhortation at the close of their Plenary Assembly: “We must say ‘no’ to death and violence and ‘yes’ to life and peace.” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Venezuela have published a Pastoral Exhortation at the close of their Plenary Assembly, entitled: “United in Justice and Righteousness,” in which they express some of their co ...
• 11 July 2008
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Bishops speak out on same-sex unions: “The state cannot legalize these unions without infringing upon their duty to promote and protect an institution that is essential to the common good, namely, marriage.” San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - In response to the draft-bill on same-sex “marriages,” currently awaiting government approval, the Bishops of Costa Rica have issued a statement offering clear arguments on the matter, for ...
• 10 July 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Immigration Pastoral Ministry against human trafficking: “We cannot remain silent before the suffering of so many who are subject to this inhumane slave-like treatment, which is an extreme violation of human rights.” Mendoza (Agenzia Fides) - “We cannot remain silent before the suffering of so many of these, our brothers and sisters – especially women and children- who are subject to this inhumane slave-like treatment, which is a ...
• 10 July 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Preparing for CAM 3: 21 international groups, 23 Ecuadorian groups, and 40 press agencies to participate; celebration of an exposition of Catholic missionary publications Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Intense preparations continue as there is barely a month left before the kick off of the Third American Missionary Congress (CAM 3), which will be held in Quito (Ecuador) August 12-17. According t ...
• 9 July 2008
  AMERICA/HAITI - “We cannot sit back with our arms crossed.” Emergency Appeal from Caritas Haiti for support for 20,000 families in extreme poverty, victims of the food crisis Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – “In the face of this grave situation, we cannot sit back with our arms crossed.” This was the opening statement made in a solidarity campaign launched by Caritas Haiti, in order to ...
• 9 July 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Priests concerned about the country’s situation make an appeal for reconciliation, unity, and peace Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - At the close of their 23rd Annual Assembly, the diocesan priests have sent a message to the faithful expressing their concern for the country’s situation, indicate their commitment to the p ...
• 9 July 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Mexico joins the “World Assembly of Parliament Members and Governors for Life and the Family” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The initiative “Asamblea Mundial de Parlamentarios y Gobernantes por la Vida y la Familia” (“World Assembly of Parliament Members and Governors for Life and the Family”) has also r ...
• 8 July 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - US Bishops award $4 million dollars to support pastoral needs of the Church in Latin America Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) - The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America approved in June an additional $1.57 million in grants to 105 pastoral projects in 21 ...