America

• 1 February 2007
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - 11 February 12 dioceses celebrate 50 anniversaries Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - February 11 2007 is an important date in Argentina because 12 dioceses will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of foundation. On 11 February 1957 Pope Pius XII with the Bull "Quandoquidem ...
• 31 January 2007
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “Families have an important mission to help restore longed for justice, integral development and peace in Oaxaca” says local Catholic archbishop Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) - “Oxaca needs families united with values lived concretely in their convictions to lead society in a new beginning. We must not lose this opportunity to transform Oaxaca” the Archbishop of Oax ...
• 31 January 2007
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Plenary assembly of bishops 5-9 February: “The Church’s Missionary Activity” to foster greater commitment for mission ad gentes Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - “The Church’s Missionary Activity” will be the theme of the next plenary assembly of the Colombian Bishops 5 - 9 February in Bogota in order to “reflect on the Church’s missionary dimen ...
• 29 January 2007
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Encounter with God, listening to his Word, conversion of heart, integration in the community, witness and mission: traits of the disciple of Christ described by the Bishop of Querétaro in a message to lay associations and movement Querétaro (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church, School for Disciples" is the title of a Message issued by Bishop Mario De Gasperín of the diocese of Querétaro (Mexico) to Lay Catholic Associations and Movements in preparatio ...
• 27 January 2007
  AMERICA/PERU - “Solidarity in action. Peru is everyone’s concern and the country’s needs are our needs”: Bishops encourage generous offerings to 25 February nation wide collection in aid of flood victims Lima (Agenzia Fides) - In a statement issued yesterday 26 January at the end of their 89th plenary assembly the Catholic Bishops of Peru (see Fides 23/1/2007) say they are deeply saddened by situation of thousands of fam ...
• 27 January 2007
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - 23rd meeting Youth Vocation Pastoral: “25 years forming disciples and missionaries” leading young people to build up the Kingdom of God Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - “25 years forming disciples and missionaries” is the title of the 23rd National Meeting for Youth Vocation Pastoral taking place 26 to 28 January at the House for Retreats and Youth Pasto ...
• 26 January 2007
  AMERICA/PERU - Caritas Peru launches aid campaign for homeless families affected by torrential rains: 14 people reported dead, many more still missing Chanchamayo (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas-Peru has launched an aid campaign to provide prompt relief to families made homeless when torrential rains caused mudslides and flooding of the Rivers Tulumayo, Chacrapuquio and Tarm ...
• 26 January 2007
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Towards CELAM 5: Conference Commissions will meet on 1 February in Aparecida; handbook to help people pray, reflect and accompany the Conference Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) - A meeting of the various organising Commissions for the 5th General Conference of Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences, CELAM, will take place on 1 February at the House in Apareci ...
• 25 January 2007
  AMERICA/MEXICO - National Mount of Christ the King Youth Pilgrimage concludes 27 January with the consecration of Mexican youth to Christ the King Leon (Agenzia Fides) - The Witness and Hope Movement has urged young Catholics to take part in the National Youth Pilgrimage to the Mount of Christ the King the geographical and spiritual heart of Mexico with the theme ...
• 24 January 2007
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Work to resume on Mexican Martyrs Shrine symbol of loyalty to Christ and value of martyrdom Guadalajara (Agenzia Fides) - On February 5 the feast of Saint Felipe de Gesù Mexico’s first martyr, the archdiocese of Guadalajara will resume work on a new Shrine dedicated to the Mexican Martyrs starting with a sp ...
• 22 January 2007
  AMERICA/CANADA - “Suffering is not useless. And it does not diminish human dignity which depends neither on the quality of our lives nor on our autonomy…human dignity finds its source in God who created us in his image and likeness”: Leaflet in preparation for World Day for the Sick 11th February Ottawa (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the World Day of the Sick which will take place on February 11, 2007, the Catholic Organisation for Life and Family COLF co-sponsored by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bi ...
• 22 January 2007
  AMERICA/ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - "Catholics must realise that the reception of all three of the Sacraments of Christian Initiation is necessary for the life of the Lord’s disciples”: Bishops’ Pastoral Letter on the occasion of the Feast of the national Patron Saint, Our Lady of Altagracia Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - “The Sacraments of Christian Initiation” are the subject of a Pastoral Letter issued by the Bishops of the Dominican Republic on the occasion of the feast of the National Patron Saint ...
• 20 January 2007
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Towards an America integrated through Education”: Inter-American Catholic Education Congress 5 -10 February Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Inter-American Catholic Education Confederation and CONSUDEC Superior Education Council have organised the 21st Inter-American Catholic Education Congress 5 -10 February together with ...
• 19 January 2007
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “Forming Disciples....Building One Church” is the theme for the 2007 Collection for the Church in Latin America to support pastoral care in 22 countries Washington (Agenzia Fides) - “Forming Disciples, Building One Church” is the theme of the 2007 Collection for the Church in Latin America taken in most Catholic parishes in the United States during the last weekend o ...
• 19 January 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops’ go ahead for 3rd National Mission Congress 26 - 30 March 2008: increasing Catholics’ awareness of the call to mission Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Venezuela will hold its 3rd National Mission Congress in 2008. The proposal, advanced by the Pontifical Mission Societies national office and the National Mission Council, was appr ...