America

• 26 November 2007
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Mexico's national Cathedral reopens after closing for a week following episodes of violence in the church Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - After having been closed for a week, the national Cathedral of Mexico opened in the evening of Saturday 24 November for first Vespers of the Solemnity of Christ the King, according to a stat ...
• 23 November 2007
  AMERICA/PERU - Successful parish plan anti domestic violence in areas of high social risk Lima (Agenzia Fides) - In view of Anti Domestic Violence Day on Sunday 25 November, a number of parishes in Lima, including the parish of Our Lady of Cocharcas, has succeeded in reducing domestic violence using a Model o ...
• 23 November 2007
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES -The President of the United States Catholic Bishops' Conference urges Catholics to pray for peace in the Holy Land and announces Day of Prayer for Peace Sunday 25 November Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago and newly elected president of the United States Catholic Bishops' Conference, has asked all Catholics to pray for peace in the Holy Land. The a ...
• 22 November 2007
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Towards CAM 3, Third American Mission Congress: Working Paper issued in Portuguese, presentation of official CAM 3 Hymn on December 4 as part of celebrations for 50th anniversary of the Fidei donum encyclical Quito (Agenzia Fides) - In preparation for CAM 3, Third American Mission Congress to be held in Quito, Ecuador, 12-17 August 2008, the Congress Working Paper has been published in Portuguese, Fr Osvaldo Fierro, CAM 3 Ex ...
• 22 November 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Church launches annual 'Support your Church 2007' Campaign to help provide assistance for the needy: a call to share talents, time and economic offerings Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - As part of the national plan of ecclesial solidarity and communion, the Catholic Church in Venezuela has lunched its annual 'Support your Church 2007' Campaign of which the theme this year is "G ...
• 21 November 2007
  AMERICA/CHILE - Bishops in plenary assembly elect leading members: Bishop Alejandro Goic Karmelic confirmed Bishops' Conference President Santiago del Chile (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Chile are holding their 94th plenary assembly at Punta de Tralca, which opened on Monday 19 November with a Mass presided by the Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Al ...
• 21 November 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Catholic religious concerned: people have not been given enough time to understand contents and implications of the proposed constitutional reforms Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "For Justice, Peace and Hope" is the title of a statement issued at the end of a meeting of Catholic men and women Religious of Venezuela who express "concern in the national situation and propo ...
• 20 November 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Caracas Council of Priests supports Archbishop and the entire Bishops' Conference “for illuminating the present situation in the country from a point of view of the faith” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - In a message addressed the Venezuelan Catholics and all men and women of good will, the Council of Priests of the archdiocese of Caracas expresses support and solidarity to Cardinal Jorge Urosa ...
• 20 November 2007
  AMERICA/CHILE - December 12th: Pastoral Letter on situations in rural areas demanding special attention in view of recent changes Santiago del Chile (Agenzia Fides) - The president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Chile, Bishop Alejandro Goic Karmelic of Rancaguay has announced the publication on 12 December, feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, o ...
• 20 November 2007
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - "Young disciples: stewards of God's gifts on mission": appeal to young people to make good use of God's gifts, to live in chastity, the Bishops urge all Catholics to take a more active part in public life Washington (Agenzia Fides) - 'Young disciples: stewards of God's gifts on mission' is the title of a Letter addressed to young Catholics by the Bishops of the United States at the end of a plenary assembly held last week ...
• 19 November 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “From Aparecida towards 3rd National Mission Congress”: National Mission Meeting discusses Aparecida document and launches Great Continental Mission Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - From 12 to 14 November the offices of the Bishops' Conference of Venezuela hosted the 35th National Mission Meeting. Participants included mission delegates from dioceses and apostolic Vicariate ...
• 19 November 2007
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “We are ready to undertake a new lap of our pastoral journey declaring ourselves in permanent state of mission”: Bishops message at the end of plenary assembly Lago de Guadalupe (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the plenary assembly 12- 16 November the Bishops of Mexico addressed message to the people of God on the main challenges facing the Church and society today. The Bishops ...
• 16 November 2007
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “A history making step towards a world without the death penalty”: S. Egidio statement after a Resolution for a Moratorium for Capital Punishment is passed by the UN general assembly New York (Agenzia Fides) - “This is a decisive contribution to accelerate a process which has seen since the 1990s fifty countries renounce the use of the death penalty and its restriction in many other countries, beca ...
• 16 November 2007
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - A study grant for a seminarian from Ecuador will continue the work of evangelisation via the media, undertaken by Fr Cirillo Tescaroli Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Fr Cirillo Tescaroli, Italian Comboni missionary and tireless evangeliser through press, radio and television, who dedicated his life to proclaiming the Good News through the media, died on 30 Sep ...
• 16 November 2007
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “The priesthood of Jesus Christ according to Saint Paul”: Mexico hosts 6th International Retreat for Priests Guadalajara (Agenzia Fides) - From 19 to 23 November the Universidad Univa of Guadalajara in Mexico, will host the 6th International Retreat for Priests on the Theme: “ The priesthood of Jesus Christ according to Saint ...