America

• 24 June 2008
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Catholic Bishops of the Brazil-Bolivia frontier region discuss drug trafficking, prison pastoral care, Great Continental Mission and the Amazon Region Guajara Mirin (Agenzia Fides) –Catholic Bishops of Brazil and Bolivia met for the 10th Meeting of Bishops of the Brazil-Bolivia frontier region held in Guajara Mirin (Brazil), 17 al 19 June. Issues for discussion inclu ...
• 24 June 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - 1st Meeting of Bishops of Mexico, United States and Central America on the issue of illegal immigration and respect for the human rights of immigrants Tijuana (Agenzia Fides) – Twenty Catholic Bishops from Mexico, United States, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panama, Cuba, Guatemala and Honduras, reflected with lay people and experts in the field, on the need to work toget ...
• 23 June 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - March for Life: “True laicism is that which listens to reason, not one that is dominated by irrational imposition of a political nature.” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – “We place ourselves at the feet of Our Lady of Guadalupe to thank her for the gift of life and reaffirm the truth of human life, in a world that ignores what science has proven: that the ...
• 23 June 2008
  AMERICA/CHILE - June 26, International Drugs Prevention Day, “The Christian World’s Commitment to Drug Prevention” will be implemented Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – The National Pastoral Office for Alcoholism and Drug Addiction (PANAD) has asked that all dioceses join in celebrating the International Drugs Prevention Day on June 26. The President and Dir ...
• 23 June 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishop of Zarate-Campana: “the Pauline Year is a perfect time to confirm our faith, grow in the testimony of life, and reaffirm our belonging to the Church.” Zarate-Campana (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Oscar Domingo Sarlinga of the Diocese of Zarate-Campana (Argentina) has written a Pastoral Letter on the inauguration of the Pauline Year, which will take place on June 28. In hi ...
• 20 June 2008
  AMERICA/CANADA - Update on the 49th International Eucharistic Congress Quebec (Agenzia Fides) – Some 11,000 pilgrims, nearly 50 cardinals, and over 100 Bishops have been attending the 49th International Eucharistic Congress that began in Quebec City (Canada) on June 15, and is still under ...
• 20 June 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - Archbishop of Lima publishes new edition of the Minor Catechism, for the Great Mission of Lima Lima (Agenzia Fides) – With the celebration of the Great Mission of Lima, begun in the Archdiocese of Lima on April 28 of this year, the Archbishop offered the faithful a new edition of the “Minor Catechism.” This ...
• 20 June 2008
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Members of Congress in El Salvador unanimously sign the “Book of Life,” promising to defend life from conception to natural death. San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – On June 5, 2008, all of El Salvador’s Congressional representatives signed the “Book of Life” in the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of El Salvador. The “Book of Life” is a ...
• 19 June 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - This coming Sunday, March for Life - amidst the debate over the unconstitutional nature of the law decriminalizing abortion Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – While the National Supreme Court in Mexico decides on the constitutionality of the law decriminalizing abortion in Mexico City up to 12 weeks’ gestation period, thousands of lay faithful ...
• 19 June 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - World Refugee Day: 11 million refugees and 26 internally displaced persons; the number of people fleeing their homes or country continues to grow New York (Agenzia Fides) – June 20 is World Refugee Day, declared by the United Nations. The annual Day coincides with a particularly delicate time in the conditions of millions of refugees and internally displaced per ...
• 18 June 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops indicate grave errors in the “Curriculum Guidelines for Integral Sexual Education” approved in the country Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops’ Committee for Catholic Education (of the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina) has published a statement in response to the approved use of “Curriculum Guidelines for Inte ...
• 18 June 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops’ Statement: “In the face of ominous forces that seek to destroy our country, we are called not to be overcome with hate, but to work together in building a peaceful future.” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The Mexican Bishops’ Conference (CEM) “along with all Catholics and men and women of good will; reject the violence and manifest their condemnation of the kidnapping, killing, and acts ...
• 18 June 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Prayer and fasting to end fighting between government and farmers: “We will pray so as to remove the obstacles on the path to dialogue.” Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – In facing the prolonged conflict raging between the rural sector and the government, the Church is making an appeal to pray for social peace and for a prompt solution to the conflict. Man ...
• 17 June 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Bishops’ statement condemns embryonic stem cell research: “true service to humanity begins with respect for each and every human life.” Orlando (Agenzia Fides) – The United States Bishop’s Conference unanimously approved a declaration condemning embryonic stem cell research, during their Spring Meeting held on June 12-14 (see Fides 12/6/2008). The d ...
• 17 June 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “May the Church in La Plata be diligent in responding to this initiative and live this moment of grace with sincere fervor.” - Appeal from the Archbishop for the Pauline Year La Plata (Agenzia Fides) – In a letter addressed to priests, consecrated persons, and all faithful of the Archdiocese, on the occasion of this Pauline Year, the Archbishop of La Plata Hector Aguer mentions that althoug ...