America

• 5 July 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Final statement from Latin American Businessmen and Bishops after Symposium of on the theme ‘business creates jobs and spreads prosperity’ Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - About seventy businessmen and bishops from 15 different Latin American countries at the invitation of the Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences CELAM and the International Union ...
• 4 July 2006
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - 1st International Meeting on Bio-Ethics in Paraguay 5 to 7 July Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - From 5 to 7 July the city of Asuncion in Paraguay will host the 1st International Meeting on Bio-Ethics promoted jointly by the Consortium of Catholic Doctors in Paraguay and the Pontifical Ac ...
• 4 July 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Latin American Managers and Bishops discuss social responsibility of businesses to create jobs and spread prosperity, international trade and migrations Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Managers and bishops from Argentina, Uruguay and Chile met 3 and 4 July in Pilar, province of Buenos Aires to discuss the social responsibility of businesses to create jobs and spread prosp ...
• 3 July 2006
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Catholic Bishops express concern for violence in various regions of the country Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) -In a statement entitled ‘Justice and Peace will Kiss’, the Catholic Bishops of Brazil have voiced concern for increasing violence in various regions of the vast country. At their 44th genera ...
• 30 June 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "Lay Catholic: you are a disciple and missionary. Let us walk together": 1st national meeting of committees of lay people associated with mission institutes and congregations Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "Lay Catholic: you are a disciple and missionary. Let us walk together " is the slogan of the 1st national meeting of committees of lay people associated with mission institutes and congregations ...
• 30 June 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops warn against proposed sterilisation law, a “form di discrimination against the poor, which will not eliminate poverty, but only prevent the birth of children” Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - In view of a possibility that the Argentinean parliament may approve a Bill to grant free sterilisation treatment for poor people at state health centres the Catholics Bishops issued a stat ...
• 28 June 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Posadas prepares for the Diocesan 50th Jubilee Posadas (Agenzia Fides) - “Towards an open and evangelising Church” is the title of a pastoral letter issued by Bishop Juan Rubén Martínez, of the diocese of Posadas, as part of preparations for a Jubilee Year to m ...
• 26 June 2006
  AMERICA/CHILE - Two years of evangelisation and solidarity in Valparaíso: “may every Christian realise the urgency of spreading the Good News and knowledge of communion with Jesus Christ and the brothers and sisters expressed especially in Christian love Valparaíso (Agenzia Fides) - “Be bold, announce Christ. He is Life!” is the title of a 2006-2007 pastoral plan issued by the diocese of Valparaíso Chile which has proclaimed two years of Evangelisation and Solidari ...
• 26 June 2006
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Panabaj community emergency: 100 families in danger every night after Octoberlandslide buried the area Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On 5 October 2005 a landslide buried the Tzutujil Maya village of Panabaj, Santiago Atitlàn, Guatemala, leaving 600 families homeless, 100 dead, 600 missing, 77 widows, 25 orphans of both parents ...
• 23 June 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - “We must look to the future with optimism ... and work for unity to guide and help our country towards progress and prosperity”: Bishops’ post election call Lima (Agenzia Fides) - “The election is over and now we face the challenge to build the future, strive for the common good, serve with responsibility the many marginalised people, build with generosity, cultivate healt ...
• 21 June 2006
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "Full participation in definition of national education policy": Bishops’ Commission for Education meets Bolivian Forum for Education La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - To examine the present situation of education in Bolivia and draft a new education proposal the Bishops’ Commission for Education and the Bolivian Forum for Education are in La Paz taking part ...
• 20 June 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Buga National Pilgrimage 2006, young people start preparation for 23rd World Youth Day in Australia Buga (Agenzia Fides) - The National Buga Pilgrimage 2006 in Colombia 30 June to 3 July, will be an opportunity for young people to come together from all over the country to experience a time of communion and share propo ...
• 20 June 2006
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Church calls on the government to respect transcendent and spiritual values in education and to guarantee parents right to give their children a religious education RE Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, Archbishop of Caracas, and Bishop Angel Divassón of Puerto Ayacucho president of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Commission for Education recently presented a memorandum ...
• 19 June 2006
  AMERICA/CUBA - Cuban Bishops’ pastoral plan aims to foster Christ centred spirituality and a laity aware of its vocation, strengthened in missionary spirit with new ardour, creativity and courage Havana (Agenzia Fides) - “Together to Build Tomorrow” is the title of a 2006-2010 pastoral plan issued by the Catholic Bishops of Cuba to mark the 20th anniversary of the National Meeting of the Catholic Church which ...
• 17 June 2006
  AMERICA - Continental Marian Pastoral Meeting focuses on Latin American Catholics’ love for Mary and new paths for Marian devotion Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - As part of preparations in local Churches for CELAM 5, a Continental Meeting on Marian Pastoral has been organised render more profound the encounter with the living Jesus Christ, by means o ...