America

• 19 October 2007
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “God's love knows no frontiers: from the Amazon to the whole world”: theme of World Mission Sunday in Brazil in harmony with Fraternity Campaign 2007 Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - “God's love knows no frontiers: from the Amazon to the whole world” is the theme chosen by the Catholic Church in Brazil to celebrate World Mission Sunday on 21 October. The theme also refe ...
• 19 October 2007
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - An experience of life: young Catholics in Manabì organise “Youth Mission” to evangelise their friends Porto Viejo (Agenzia Fides) - This was the experience in this month of October, dedicated to the missions, of young people in Porto Viejo diocese in the province of Manabí, Ecuador. To stem the invasion of religious sec ...
• 18 October 2007
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - World Mission Sunday: “We must be missionary cooperators not only on Mission Sunday, we offer our spiritual and material efforts that Jesus Christ may be known by everyone" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "The theme of our Mission Sunday poster this year is ‘All the Churches for all the world’, the theme chosen by the Pope to invite Catholics to help promote, form, send and support missionarie ...
• 17 October 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Cardinal Rosalio Castillo Lara dies in Caracas Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Venezuelan Cardinal Rosalio Castillo Lara has died in Caracas. The news was announced by Archbishop Ovidio Perez Morales of the Venezuelan Bishops' Conference. Cardinal Castillo Lara, who was 85 ...
• 17 October 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “You are a disciple and a missionary. I am the Way, the Truth and the Life” Mission Sunday slogan on the way to third National Mission Congress Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - With the slogan “You are a disciple and a missionary. I am the Way, the Truth and the Life”, the Pontifical Mission Societies in Venezuela celebrate Mission Sunday on 21 October. In a report ...
• 16 October 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops and lay Catholics call the country to three days of prayer: Children's Rosary for Peace; national Marian shrine of Our Lady of Coromoto raised to the rank of Minor Basilica, National Day of Prayer for the Nation Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Conference of Venezuela and the national Catholic Laity Council have called the country to three days of prayer. The announcement was made at a press conference by Bishop Saúl Figu ...
• 16 October 2007
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - World Mission Sunday: “We cannot be content to sit passively inside our churches, we must go out to tell everyone that evil and death never have the last word, love is stronger” Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "I am a disciple who listens and a missionary in action" is the theme chosen by the Catholic Church in Honduras for World Mission Sunday 21 October, national director of the Pontifical Missi ...
• 15 October 2007
  AMERICA/CUBA - World Mission Sunday in the wake of Cuba's first Blessed Brother José López Piteira; first Holy Childhood Mission Sunday initiative “One million children pray for peace ” Havana (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies in Cuba will celebrate Mission Sunday on 21 October on the theme of Pope Benedict XVI Mission Sunday Message 2007, "All the Churches for all the world", said PMS ...
• 15 October 2007
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishops appeal in view of elections on November 4: “May our country be ruled by Law and Justice, so we may walk towards sustainable and inclusive development to ensure everyone a more worthy life" Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - "We encourage citizens to participate with responsibility. The legitimacy of the presidential elections will depend on the percentage of voters who exercise their right to vote”: this ...
• 12 October 2007
  AMERICA/CHILE - 1st National Catholic Church Assembly: “let us reawaken missionary ardour in our Church in Latin America … like Juan Diego we must go out to evangelise with in one hand the Bible and in the other a picture of the Blessed Virgin Mary " Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - Some five hundred people are gathered for the 1st National Assembly of the Catholic Church in Chile which opened on Wednesday 10 October with a Mass presided by Cardinal Francisco Javier Erráz ...
• 11 October 2007
  AMERICA/MEXICO - World Mission Sunday: “The most important aspect of our missionary campaign is to foster prayer, incessant prayer, that the Lord Jesus who sends us on mission will give us his Spirit of fortitude to be His witnesses ” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "In Mexico we have prepared to celebrate the missionary month of October and especially World Mission Sunday with greater efforts for various programmes of missionary animation to increase ...
• 11 October 2007
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Third Communications Congress for Latin America and Caribbean 15 - 19 October on the theme “Communications, citizenship and values” Loja (Agenzia Fides) - About 500 media operators from all over the world will gather in Loja Ecuador 15 - 19 October to discuss and answer certain basic questions in the field of communications: How to guarantee every on ...
• 10 October 2007
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - PMS handbook for the month of October: “May mission increasingly become a reality with the face and the name of many brothers born in our Christian communities” San José (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies in Costa Rica will celebration Mission Sunday on 21 October with the theme "With Christ: listen, learn and announce", Ms Elieth Robles, PMS national secretary ...
• 10 October 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “Faced with initiatives of reform, the decision is in our hands”: Bishops launch campaign to encourage responsible participation of the laity Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "“Faced with initiatives of reform, the decision is in our hands” is the title of an information campaign launched by the Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of ...
• 9 October 2007
  AMERICA/CHILE - Thousands take part in Pro Life and the Family March: many new laws have impoverished families and marriage and wormed their way into the conscience of the younger members of society Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of people said “Yes” to life and the family on Saturday October 6 taking part the Pro Life and the Family March organised by the Santiago de Chile diocesan Commission for ...