America

• 29 May 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - “Compartir” 2008 Solidarity Campaign begins, to create awareness regarding the problem of drugs in society Lima (Agenzia Fides) – With the motto: “For a Drug-Free Life,” the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference will launch the “Compartir” 2008 Solidarity Campaign on May 30, as an effort of the Bishops this year in creatin ...
• 28 May 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - Peruvian Government presents “El Sol de Perù” award to Cardinal Rodríguez Maradiaga in recognition for Caritas’ earthquake relief work last year Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras) and President of Caritas Internationalis, will be presented with an award by the Peruvian Government in recognitio ...
• 28 May 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops express their concern for the wave of violence in the country: “The Church, formed by all of us as baptized faithful, cannot and should not remain indifferent in the fight for life.” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – “Our people have the right to live a full life, worthy of God’s children, with more humane conditions: free from the threat of hunger and from all form of violence,” the Bishops of M ...
• 28 May 2008
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - First National Missionary Congress concludes: “we should start on our journey, going into our dioceses and parishes to communicate what we have heard and seen.” San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – “When this Congress began, we said that an event like this, so rich in content, cannot be the final destination but rather, the point of departure. Today, we reaffirm this point,” sai ...
• 27 May 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - All dioceses are taking an active role in the defense of life, to avoid the legalization of abortion in the new Constitution Portoviejo (Agenzia Fides) - The people of Ecuador are making an intense effort in the face of the debate taking place in the Constitutive Assembly on crucial issues such as the legalization of abortion, the recognition ...
• 27 May 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Continental Meeting of Catholic Press, to exchange knowledge and experience, develop a strategy in reference to the Great Continental Mission Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - With the theme, “The Truth Shared,” the Communications Department of CELAM has organized a Continental Meeting of Catholic Press on May 28, 29, and 30, which will take place in the Colombian ...
• 26 May 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - 4th Symposium on the Eucharist 2008, on the quest “to begin a new pastoral era and greater missionary commitment” Lima (Agenzia Fides) - “The Eucharist, privileged encounter of the disciple with the Lord,” will be the main theme for the 4th Symposium on the Eucharist 2008 being organized by the Parish of Saint Joseph the Worker, ...
• 26 May 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - 5th National Congress for the Holy Childhood Association, for children to listen, learn, and announce from their missionary experience that they are Christ’s witnesses among other children Manizales (Agenzia Fides) - “Missionary Children: listen, learn, and announce,” is the theme for the National Holy Childhood Association Day, which will be celebrated in May and will serve as a preparation for the 5t ...
• 23 May 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Archbishop of Buenos Aires calls for two days of prayer for the nation May 24-25 Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, has asked that May 24-25 be two days designated for prayer for the nation, as this weekend celebrates the anniversary of “the bir ...
• 23 May 2008
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Special collection for the victims of Myanmar and China this weekend Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, Archbishop of Caracas, asked that a special collection be taken up this weekend (May 24-25) to benefit the victims of natural disasters in Myanmar and China. In ...
• 23 May 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - March for Life on Sunday, May 25 in all the nation’s dioceses Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops’ Committee for the Laity (DELAI) of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference has asked that there be a March for Life held on Sunday, May 25 in all the nation’s diocese. Representat ...
• 21 May 2008
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Theological-Catechetical Congress in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Medellin Conference and 1st anniversary of Aparecida Sao Paulo (Agenzia Fides) - “Medellin-Aparecida: a provoking dialogue” is the theme of the Theological-Catechetical Congress, which will be held May 22-24, 2008, in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Medell ...
• 21 May 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Celebrating the Mexican martyrs: “witnesses to the faith, men of their word, defenders of ideals, brave in the face death itself, and faithful to Our Lord Jesus Christ.” Guadalajara (Agenzia Fides) - On the anniversary celebrated today, May 21, of the martyrs from the Jalisco Heights during the Cristero Wars, that were canonized on this date eight years ago by John Paul II, Cardinal Juan ...
• 21 May 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Letter from Cardinal Norberto Rivera to priests: “The celebration of the 6th World Family Encounter offers us the unique opportunity of renewing our commitment to Family Pastoral Care with enthusiasm, concrete initiatives, and a great evangelizing spirit.” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “This predilection on the part of the Holy Father is a cause of joy and grace for all of us, but it is also a great responsibility that calls for our commitment, not only in preparation fo ...
• 20 May 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Church asks for an urgent accord between the government and the rural entities in conflict, encouraging dialogue and abandoning all verbal or physical violence Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - “Experience has shown us that a society does not necessarily grow at the rate of its economy, but rather, when it matures in its capacity to dialogue and in its ability to reach consensus ...