America

• 18 January 2007
  AMERICA/PERU - “Flame of Evangelisation” tours dioceses to prompt spiritual renewal carrying the light of Christ to all the dioceses so that each person may feel renewed and become the light of Christ in the family, in the parish, in society. Huancayo (Agenzia Fides) - The "Flame of Evangelisation", symbol of the light of Christ, continues its pilgrimage across Peru. The initiative is part of Itinerant Olympics organised by the Family Catechesis Movement as a ...
• 17 January 2007
  AMERICA/MEXICO - CELAM 5 will be a splendid opportunity to “renew our efforts so that evangelisation may truly be Good News for million of people who live in this part of the world": Message from Bishops of Acapulco Acapulco (Agenzia Fides) - In a recent pastoral statement while lamenting a "situation of violence and bloodshed in the states of Guerrero and Michoacán, with murders, kidnapping, acts of retaliation, drug trafficking a ...
• 16 January 2007
  AMERICA/PERU - Record number of 273,021 Bibles distributed throughout Peru in 2006 compared to 253,916 in 2005 Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Once again in 2006 the Peruvian Bible Society distributed a record number of 273.021 Bibles even more than the high number of 253.916 copies given out in 2005. The Bible is the world’s the most ...
• 16 January 2007
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Much remains to be done to proclaim Jesus in every home and to let the Gospel transform the country”: 3rd national Lenten Campaign to support the Church in her evangelising mission Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Argentina have urged Catholics to take part in the 3rd National Church Support Campaign. In a Pastoral letter the Bishops write “We as the Church achieve much. We ...
• 15 January 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops proclaim principles of the Gospel and the Magisterium and denounce decisions and measures contrary to the common good: statement at the end of 87th Conference Assembly Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “Time for dialogue and building together " is the title of a statement issued by the Catholic Bishops of Venezuela at the end of the 87th assembly of the Bishops’ Conference in Caracas last ...
• 12 January 2007
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “I ask you in God’s name to stop fighting among brothers”: Archbishop of Cochabamba appeals for prayers after serious clashes in which 2 died and 70 were injured Cochabamba (Fides Service) - “My words have no power to solve such a serious problem as the one we are living. But I would ask you in the name of God to stop fighting among brothers. Confrontation leads to nothing beca ...
• 11 January 2007
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops encourage dialogue to settle disagreements and avoid violence “which only breeds more violence” Cochabamba (Fides Service) - "Dialogue is the only way to solve conflict. Violence only breeds more violence and deplorable results causing offence and damage" said Archbishop Tito Solari of Cochabamba at a press confere ...
• 10 January 2007
  AMERICA/PERU - First National Meeting for Italian missionaries in Peru 15 to 18 January will deepen missionary spirituality and build bonds of reciprocal knowledge and brotherhood Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Lima will host the First National Meeting for Italian missionaries in Peru from 15 to 18 January, Fides was informed by executive secretary of the meeting Fr. Ambrogio Cortesi. The meeting, to be ...
• 10 January 2007
  AMERICA/CHILE - 4th National Mission: Catholic university and high school students bear witness to Christ in 58 different areas of the country Santiago (Fides Service) - Once again this year Catholic university students and high school pupils in Chile are spending part of their three month Summer holidays on mission in various parts of the country as part of th ...
• 9 January 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Application of Plenary Council, CELAM 5, democracy, constitutional reform, corruption and violence: issue addressed by Bishops’ Conference president during 87th assembly Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - In his opening address at the 87th of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela, CEV, Conference President Bishop Ubaldo Santana presented a panorama of the Church and the nation starting ...
• 8 January 2007
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - In New Year Message Catholic bishops urge all Bolivians of good will to work tirelessly to promote peace and to defend the human person and inalienable human rights La Paz (Fides Service) - Pope Benedict XVI’s Message for World Day of Peace 2007 was the subject of a New Year Message addressed by the Catholic Bishops of Bolivia to all Bolivians. The Message was signed by the Bisho ...
• 21 December 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Maryknoll Missionaries assigns Keller Award to Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Mexico for outstanding support for the missions: award given to people outside the United States for first time Mexico City (Fides Service) - The Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, also known as Maryknoll Missionaries, has selected the Conference of Mexican Bishops as recipient of the Keller Award, marking the centenary ...
• 21 December 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - “Christmas is giving without expecting anything in return, being able to forgive and be forgiven” Bishops’ Conference Christmas Message Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Christmas is a new opportunity to meditate and enjoy God’s love for us revealed in the incarnation of Jesus Christ, Archbishop Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte of Trujillo, president of the Catho ...
• 20 December 2006
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Towards CAM 3: 3rd American Mission Congress has theme and slogan; continental competition for official poster and hymn Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Preparations continue for the Third American Mission Congress, CAM 3, Fides is informed by CAM 3 Secretary Osvaldo Fierro Terán. The year 2007 will be important in preparation for CAM 3, due to b ...
• 20 December 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops of Patagonia-Comahue say all life must be protected and all children must be guaranteed adequate human and spiritual development Patagonia-Comahue (Agenzia Fides) - In a Christmas Message the Catholic Bishops of the Argentinean region of Patagonia-Comahue, dioceses of Alto Valle, Comodoro Rivadavia, Neuquén, Río Gallegos, San Carlos de Bariloche ...