America

• 20 September 2006
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Italian Comboni Missionary Bishop Gianfranco Masserdotti dies in road accident Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Comboni General House has announced the death of Italian missionary Bishop Gianfranco Masserdotti, Bishop of Balsas in Brazil, killed in Brazil in a road accident 12 km from the town of Balasa ...
• 19 September 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - First National Meeting for Youth Movements to consolidate ecclesial unity in diversity of charisma Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The commission for youth pastoral of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Colombia has organised the First National Meeting for Youth Movements for members of movements of a pastoral character a ...
• 16 September 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Youth Pilgrimage to Basilica Nostra Senora of Itatí: “May Mary teach us to be disciples of Jesus that all young people may have life in Him" Corrientes (Agenzia Fides) - Young people are preparing to take part in the 27th north-east Argentina Youth Pilgrimage to the Basilica di Nostra Senora of Itatí, at Corrientes, Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 September with t ...
• 16 September 2006
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - “For the Church there must be no walls and frontiers for migrants, only bridges to unite peoples”: Catholic Bishops condemn xenophobia and discrimination Guatemala (Agenzia Fides) - “A major pastoral concern today is the increase in human mobility due to social-economic and political situations and great injustices in countries where migratory waves start”. This is pa ...
• 15 September 2006
  AMERICA - Promoting evangelisation and vocations, fighting poverty and corruption: priorities for Bishops from Latin America taking part in Study-Seminar for Bishops in Rome Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Bishops from Latin America are very grateful for the opportunity to take part in the special Study Seminar for newly appointed Bishops organised in Rome by the Congregation for the Evangelisation o ...
• 14 September 2006
  AMERICA - “Month of the Bible ” in Latin America helps Catholics become more familiar with the Word of God in order to be true witnesses to Christ for the world Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In many countries in Latin America the month of September is dedicated to the Bible to help Catholics become more familiar with the Word of God and so more authentic witnesses to Christ. Peru is ...
• 13 September 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "The great challenge for Catholics in Latin America is witness of life, that is unity of faith and life": Second Congress on the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “Imagine a Continent for all: Christian justice, solidarity and witness to meet social difficulties in Latin American and the Caribbean" is the motto of the Second Congress on the Social D ...
• 13 September 2006
  AMERICA/CHILE - “We feel the moral imperative which cannot be renounced to raise our voices to affirm the dignity of life ": Catholic Bishops’ statement on new National Norms on Birth Control. Friday 15 Catholic Youth pro-life March Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) - " We feel the moral imperative which cannot be renounced to raise our voices to affirm the dignity of life" the Catholic Bishops of Chile say in a statement titled “Where is Chile go ...
• 12 September 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Disciples and friends of Jesus, making new friends for Him”: fruits of Missionary Youth month of August all over the country Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The month of August for the Pontifical Mission Societies in Argentina is the “Month of missionary childhood and adolescence IAM”. Sunday 27 August was celebrated as IAM National Missio ...
• 12 September 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - “The Church proclaims the primacy and inviolability of human life … no one is master of his life or that of others”: Bishops' statement against capital punishment Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The growing tendency in the world to abolish the death penalty is in keeping with the dignity of the human person and therefore with God’s plan for humanity and society the Bishops of Peru said i ...
• 11 September 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “The Catholic Church will never stop fighting for life, its opinion will never change” says president of Bishops’ Conference in reply to a campaign to discredit the Catholic Church Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - In response to criticism from some sectors of society of the local Catholic Church’s opposition to allow an abortion to be practised on a minor a statement was issued by the standing committee ...
• 7 September 2006
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - “Building history at the Heart of the world”: 30th National Laity Meeting to strengthen bonds, identity and mission Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) - More than 350 lay Catholics will come together on 17 September for the 30th National Laity Meeting organised by the Uruguay Bishops’ commission for the laity. Representatives of the countr ...
• 6 September 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The role of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the history of salvation: Capuchin Tertiaries promote International Marian Congress Medellin (Agenzia Fides) - The Congregation of Capuchin Tertiaries of the province of San José, which includes Colombia, Brazil and Ecuador, has organised an international Marian Congress to be held 13 to 15 September ...
• 5 September 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “Justice, solidarity and Christian witness to meet social challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean”: theme of Second Congress on the Social Teaching of the Church Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "Imagining a Continent for everyone: justice, solidarity and Christian witness to meet new social challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean” is the theme of the 2nd Congress on the Soc ...
• 4 September 2006
  AMERICA/ NICARAGUA - Italian student Nicaragua Work Camp concludes with special event: 31 local children and adolescents receive the Sacrament of Baptism Rome (Agenzia Fides) - For the past nine years the Italian institute for university cooperation ICU (Istituto per la Cooperazione Universitaria), has organised an annual Nicaragua Work Camp, an initiative of voluntary wo ...