America
15 May 2007
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Holy Childhood Day in the Month of May: “we are missionary children and we help the children of the world "
Bogota (Fides Service) - The Pontifical Mission Societies in Colombia devote the month of May to organising Holy Childhood events to help children become more aware of their Christian calling to love and help less fortun ...
15 May 2007
AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Local Catholic Church told to be neutral with regard to Free Trade Agreement
Roma (Agenzia Fides) - In Costa Rica, the local Catholic community has always had a powerful influence on political decision-making and many of the most prominent builders of the country were Catholics. Today, as Costa ...
15 May 2007
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishops say government corruption is increasing poverty in the country, diverting vital resources destined for children, poor families and care for mothers
Asunción ( Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Paraguay CEP has said that growing government corruption is increasing poverty and criminal violence in the country. In a statement “Por la Vida y por la ...
14 May 2007
AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Pope's visit to Aparecida. The Pope says goodbye with praise and gratitude for "manifestation of enthusiasm and profound piety of this generous people "
Aparecida (Fides Service) - The small town of Aparecida, the site of Brazil's National Marian Shrine offered a warm welcome Pope Benedict XVI who had come to open the 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences ...
12 May 2007
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “We must never tire of praying and working for peace!” says President of Bishops' Conference on the 90th anniversary of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima, Portugal
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima and her Message of Peace, Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga of Tunja president of the Colombia ...
11 May 2007
AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Bishops once again condemn “any attempt to legalise abortion and manipulation of human embryos for therapeutic ends "
Itaci (Fides Service) - In a statement issued at the end of the 45th plenary assembly of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Brazil, the Bishops voice solidarity with the people, especially the poor and the suffering and ...
11 May 2007
AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Pope will visit over 2,000 former drug addicts at Hope Farm, one of many authentic centres of detoxication and re-evangelisation
Guarantinguetá (Fides Service) - Over 2,000 former drug addicts will welcome Pope Benedict XVI to Hope Farm in the Sao Paulo district of Guarantinguetá on Saturday 12 May. The Hope Farms initiative, supported by the Ca ...
10 May 2007
AMERICA/ECUADOR - “At this crucial hour for our country lay Catholics must take an active and responsible part in the organisation of the political community”: Message from Archbishop of Quito in view of next Constituent Assembly
Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Quito and his two Auxiliary Bishops issued a message in view of a forthcoming Constituent Assembly which will discuss "issues which are fundamental for the individual, for the fa ...
9 May 2007
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops of Brazil express affection, communion, loyalty and gratitude to Pope Benedict XVI for choosing their country to host the 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean and urge contemplative religious to accompany the event with prayer
Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) - All America is preparing to live the great ecclesial event of 5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean. Final preparations are being made at the Na ...
9 May 2007
AMERICA/PERU - “5th General Conference of the Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean is called to give new impulse to evangelisation in this vast eminently Catholic region of the world”: message from president of Peruvian Bishops' Conference
Lima (Fides Service) - Archbishop Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, OFM, of Trujillo pesident of the Peruvian Bishops' Conference said a press conference in view of the imminent opening of CELAM 5 "in continuity with the ...
7 May 2007
AMERICA/PERU - “It is truly moving to see our simple humble people waiting impatiently and anxiously for the arrival of the priest or sister. The mission of the Church is to restore unity ”, says the Bishop Prelate of Ayaviri Prelature appointed a year ago
Ayaviri (Fides Service) - The Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri is situated in the southern high plains of Peru. It covers three provinces of the northern department of Puno: Melgar, Carabaya and Sandia and has an area o ...
7 May 2007
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Towards CELAM 5, Aparecida, 13 - 31 May 2007
Aparecida (Fides Service) - When we speak of a General Conference of Latin American Bishops' Conferences we refer to a Meeting of continental dimensions unique in its kind. It is neither a Council nor a Synod or any othe ...
4 May 2007
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Health authorities keep careful watch on Dengue which has already infected 27,000 people in the country
Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - Sixty days after announcing a state of emergency the national health authorities in Paraguay have said they will continue to keep close watch to prevent the outbreak of dengue from spreading.
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3 May 2007
AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Catholic Church in Brazil has stopped losing members, and the country is still home to the largest Catholic population in the world
Río de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) - According to a report issued by the Getulio Vargas Foundation although in the 1990s Brazil saw a drastic decline in its Catholic population, the soul drain has stopped and the numbers ha ...
3 May 2007
AMERICA/BRAZIL - “ There is urgent need for reflection and deeper awareness of who we are and what we offer to the world: and from this depends our qualified manner of exercising the mission of the Church.”: interview with Archbishop Odilo P. Scherer Archbishop of Sao Paulo and secretary general of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Brazil.
Aparecida (Fides Service) - Ten days before the opening in Brazil of a major Catholic Church event CELAM 5, the 5th General Conference of the Council of Latin American Bishops' Conferences, Fides interviewed CELAM 5 Secr ...
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