America

• 25 October 2006
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “The auspicated renewal of our parishes will come not from opportune pastoral initiatives, or elaborate programmes but from the encounter with Christ, especially in the Eucharist”: Bishop attend on-going formation meeting on parishes Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - The parish, community of disciples and missionaries that our countries may have life in Christ” is the subject of a meeting of on-going formation for Bishops taking place at Santa Cruz de l ...
• 24 October 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - Huancayo diocese opens modern laboratory at the service of HIV+ persons Huancayo (Agenzia Fides) - The archdiocese of Huancayo in Peru has opened a modern laboratory to monitor HIV+ patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy. The laboratory, funded with the help of international organisation ...
• 23 October 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “Not walls but bridges lead to solutions for the challenges of the new millennium”: a delegation of US Bishops visits Mexico border zone Mexico City (Fides Service) - A delegation of US Catholic Bishops is making a week long visit the Mexico border region 23 - 29 October to assess the situation and inspect critical points with regard to the crime of human ...
• 23 October 2006
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Bishops say situation ever more serious, violence must be eradicated, nation wide novena of prayer for peace 13 to 21 November San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - “All together to eradicate violence” is the title of a statement issued by the Catholic Bishops of El Salvador. The document presents the human person as the centre of the activity of s ...
• 12 October 2006
  AMERICA/CUBA - World Mission Sunday in Cuba “prayer of thanksgiving for the many missionaries who have come from other countries to share the life of our Church and our country” Quemado de Guines (Agenzia Fides) - “Let us offer God a prayer of gratitude for the many priests and men and women religious who have come here from other countries with great generosity to share the life of our Church ...
• 12 October 2006
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Church in Bolivia concerned about new Education Bill : “a totalitarian vision of education the opposite to a democratic vision” Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Tito Solari of Cochabamba, in a message “The Shepherd’s Voice”, expressed concern for a new Education Bill presented to Parliament (see Fides 17/7/2006; 21/7/2006). "we are c ...
• 11 October 2006
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - New articles of Health Code constitute an attack on Life: Bishops of Ecuador rally Catholics and all men and women of good will and good sense to express dissent Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Ecuador strongly criticise Congress for approving the addition of new articles to the Health Code giving government measures priority over the rights of parents to educate ...
• 11 October 2006
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - “Missionaries of Christ that all may have life in Him”: Mission Sunday 2006 to strengthen conviction that every true disciple must be missionary San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - Missionaries of Christ that all may have life in Him” is the theme chosen for Mission Sunday activity this year in Costa Rica “in keeping with the spirit which is guiding the Church in Lat ...
• 10 October 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Excited Catholics await canonisation of first bishop born on American soil Blessed Rafael Guízar Valencia: soon patron saint of Mexican Bishops’ Conference Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Mexican Bishop Rafael Guízar Valencia (1878-1938), will be canonised in Rome on Sunday 15 October by Pope Benedict XVI. He will be the first saint born on American soil. "St Rafael is a wo ...
• 10 October 2006
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Pro-life Mobilisation: against New Health Code which promotes abortion, bans objection of conscience and imposes sexual education without values and which excludes parents Guayaquil (Agenzia Fides) - “Azione Pro-Vida” and the network of organisations Pro-Life and Pro-Family have launched a campaign to defend life and to protest against a new Health Code which promotes abortion, the ab ...
• 9 October 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - National Meeting for delegates of Communications Pastoral in search of unifying criteria and decisive impulse for New Evangelisation Puebla (Agenzia Fides) - “Communion, spirit of Communications” is the theme of a National Meeting for delegates of Communications Pastoral organised by the Mexican Bishops’ Commission for Social Communications, 9-1 ...
• 9 October 2006
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - With an appeal to “announce and defend the Gospel of Life and consolidate commitment to making Venezuela a society based on the values of the Kingdom of God” Plenary Council closes Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “Living our Hope” is the title of a Pastoral Letter issued by the Catholic Bishops of Venezuela, gathered in their 34th special assembly to celebrate the closing of the Plenary Council of Ve ...
• 6 October 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - Congress for Catholic Students “Convivio 2006” reflects on faith and the necessity of a consistent style of life Callao (Agenzia Fides) - "And you, who do you say that I am ?” (Mt 16,15) is the theme of the 23rd Congress for Catholic Students Convivio 2006, organised by the Movimento de Vida Cristiana of Callao 6-7-8 October i ...
• 6 October 2006
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Card. Jorge Arturo Medina Estévez, special envoy of Pope Benedict XVI closes plenary Council of the Catholic Church in Venezuela Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - After six years of intense activity the Plenary Council of the Catholic Church in Venezuela comes to a close on Saturday 7 October with a special Mass presided by Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Es ...
• 5 October 2006
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - 50th anniversary of the Bishops’ Conference , 1st National Catholic Education Conferenc: “Catholic Education in a Globalised World ” Leon (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Paraguay is celebrating its 50th anniversary with various initiatives including the 1st National Catholic Education Conference, 6 - 8 October at León Condou S ...