America

• 19 December 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - It is more than ever necessary to rediscover the authentic sense of Christmas to calm the pain of the wounds and rebuild social tissue: Christmas Message from Archbishop of Oaxaca Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) - “Is it worth celebrating Christmas in the present situation?" Archbishop José Luis Chávez Botello of Antequera-Oaxaca (Mexico), and his auxiliary Bishop Oscar Campos Contreras, ask in a Chris ...
• 19 December 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Forming pastoral workers for mission and sustaining evangelisation activity of the Church in Latin America: 2007 course at Cono Sud Missiology Centre, 25 years at the service of mission Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Juan Pablo II Cono Sud Missology Centre in Buenos Aires will offer its next course in Missiology 29 January to 17 February 2007. This centre for missionary animation and formation, ope ...
• 16 December 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “Only from peace and with peace is it possible to have respect for human dignity and rights” Catholics Bishops say in Christmas Message Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - In a message for Christmas the Catholic Bishops of Colombia make a strong appeal to the people to reject all forms of violence. “Celebrations for the joyful feast of Christmas - the Bishops wri ...
• 15 December 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “Christmas celebrations are a wonderful opportunity to evangelise on the great values of the family”: Archbishop of Leon sends his people a special Christmas message Leon (Agenzia Fides) - In a special Christmas Message addressed to the diocese of León, Archbishop José G. Martin Rabago says that Christmas celebrations are a “wonderful opportunity to evangelise on the great values ...
• 15 December 2006
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Salesian Cooperator considered authentic witness of honesty and justice killed in ambush Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - On 8 December 34 year old Johnny Morales, a Salesian Cooperator in Guatemala was killed in an ambush. Rev Stjepan Bolkovac, SDB, Central Delegate of the Association of Salesian Cooperato ...
• 13 December 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Religious leaders say education must include transcendent values for authentic integral development of the human person Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Representatives of the main religious confessions in Argentina met with the parliamentary Education Commission to defend articles which they consider indispensable and insist that ‘transc ...
• 12 December 2006
  AMERICA/CANADA - Debate on Redefining Marriage not Over: For Catholics, marriage is an issue intimately related to human nature which has been created male and female. Catholic teaching on this remains consistent and constant: marriage is the exclusive union of one man and one woman. Ottawa (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Canada, together with the members of the majority of faith communities and with many Canadians who have no particular religious affiliation, have voiced disappointment th ...
• 12 December 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops thank German Catholics for dedicating Advent Campaign to Mexico and the difficulties of emigrants Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Mexico sent a message to the people of Germany thanking them for dedicating this year’s Adveniat national Advent Campaign to Mexico and in particular to the issue of emigrat ...
• 11 December 2006
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops call two national days of prayer for peace and national unity 13 and 17 December Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - In a message addressed to the People of God in Bolivia Cardinal Julio Terrazas, Archbishop of Santa Cruz and president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Bolivia, made a powerful call f ...
• 7 December 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Nothing can justify an intervention which causes the death and elimination of a human being”: Institute of Bio-Ethics statement on proposed Bill on free distribution of ‘emergency contraceptive pill’ Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - As Argentina’s Parliament discusses a proposed Bill to make compulsory the “free distribution of the ‘emergency contraceptive pill’” the Institute of Bio-Ethics of the Faculty of ...
• 4 December 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Oaxaca conflict: Catholic Bishops of the Southern Pacific Region call on conflicting parties to listen with humility, dialogue intelligently, discern according to the Gospel and reject violent methods” Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Oaxaca and Chiapas, gathered with priests, religious and laity of the southern pacific region of Mexico to discus the life of the Church and the work of the inculturation ...
• 27 November 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - “Life is a gift of God, to be defended and protected always and everywhere especially from injustice ”: Bishops call on society to protect life Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Following a sentence from the Constitutional Court with regard to the legalisation and commercialisation of the ‘day after pill’ or ‘emergency oral contraception’ the Catholic Bishops of P ...
• 23 November 2006
  AMERICA/CHILE - Parliament categorically rejects Bill to depenalise abortion. More than 60 MPs vow to respect human life from conception to natural death Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - With a vast majority the Chilean Parliament has declared inadmissible a proposed Bill to depenalise abortion in the country. The Bill drew 'no' votes from 61 MPs, (almost 75 per cent of the Hou ...
• 22 November 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - Building stronger ties between north and south America: Lima diocese and Canadian Pembroke diocese unite in programme of assistance for children Lima (Agenzia Fides) - A delegation of 47 Catholics from the diocese of Pembroke in Canada accompanied by the Bishop Richard Smith, travelled to Lima (Peru) to sign a cooperation agreement on various programmes of assist ...
• 16 November 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “More than material walls we are concerned about walls of intransigence, intolerance and lack of effective negotiations between the governments of the countries’ involved”: Bishops issue statement and elect new Bishops’ Conference presidency Cuautitlán Izcalli (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Mexico have expressed deep concern for the phenomenon of migration. In a statement issued 15 November the Bishops said “We realise governments have a right ...