America

• 10 February 2005
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "Maria, your priests want to see Jesus " theme of 5th International Retreat for Priests Monterrey (Fides Service) - "Maria, we your priests want to see Jesus" is the theme of a 5th International Retreat for Priests organised by the Archdiocese of Monterrey in collaboration with Catholic Charismatic Renewal ...
• 10 February 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Christians who take part in efforts to promote peace and solidarity become valid channels of evangelisation”, says Pope John Paul II in a message to the Church in Brazil for the 2005 Fraternity Campaign Brasilia (Fides Service) - In a message on the occasion of Brazil’s Fraternity Campaign 2005 Pope John Paul II said the Campaign organised every year by the local Church for the past forty years, and this year extended ...
• 9 February 2005
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Bishops’ Conference signs important co-operation agreement with the Ministry for Education to re-launch the country’s school system San Jose de Costa Rica (Fides Service) - On Wednesday 2 February at the offices of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Costa Rica, an agreement for co-operation to develop joint programmes, exchange experience and vari ...
• 9 February 2005
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Minute of Mission radio ‘pill’ of missionary animation produced by Pontifical Mission Societies in Ecuador informs, forms and animates Quito (Fides Service)- Minute of Mission is a ‘radio pill’ lasting 60 seconds containing a brief, accurate and incisive message on the activities of the Church with testimonials from Ecuadorian missionaries ad gentes ...
• 8 February 2005
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - National Youth Day on the theme “We have come to adore Him”, in preparation for World Youth Day in Germany Caracas (Fides Service) - The Church in Venezuela will celebrate the 2nd National Youth Day on 13 February, David Miguel Gonzalez, executive director of department for youth and university pastoral of the Venezuelan Bis ...
• 8 February 2005
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - “Migration and development”: Andes-Hispanic Symposium 14-17 February in Quito on migration and ensuing pastoral challenges facing the Church Quito (Fides Service) - Migration and Development is the theme of an Andes-Hispanic Symposium, 14-17 February in Quito, organised by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ecuador, Caritas Spain, Migration and co-developm ...
• 8 February 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Help eliminate violence by promoting solidarity and building a culture of peace: Church in Brazil launches 41st Fraternity Campaign 2005 on Ash Wednesday, Brasilia (Fides Service) - To coincide with the liturgical Celebration of Ash Wednesday, the Brazilian Bishops’ Conference CNBB and the Brazil National Council of Christian Churches CONIC will open officially the 41st ...
• 7 February 2005
  AMERICA/CANADA - “The bill under discussion is offensive to the moral and religious sensibility of a great number of citizens, both Catholic and non-Catholic”: open letter by Cardinal Marc Quellet in answer to a proposed Bill to include same sex partnerships within the same legal framework as the conjugal relation between a man and a woman. Ottawa (Fides Service) - “As a Canadian citizen and as the Primate of Canada, I feel it is my duty to express my concern and disagreement and that of a great number of Canadians who have asked me to step forward to giv ...
• 7 February 2005
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “We want a country which respects freedom, promotes truth and installs justice”, Catholic Bishops of Colombia say at the 98th plenary assembly Bogota (Fides Service) - In a message at the end of their 78th plenary assembly, dated 4 February, the Catholic Bishops of Colombia denounce violence which has waged against the people of Colombia for years and a “plot ...
• 4 February 2005
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Towards National Mission Congress: 3rd national meeting for missionary animation and formation on the theme “Eucharist and Mission” La Paz (Fides Service) - “Eucharist, source and summit of Mission” is the slogan of the 3rd National Meeting for Missionary Animation and Formation which will take place from 7 to 11 February in La Paz, Mexico, organ ...
• 2 February 2005
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “Help find peaceful solution for problems at the root of the deterioration of Colombian” goal of international symposium attended by 3 Nobel Peace prize winners, 20 international experts and some 800 participants Cali (Fides Service) - An International Symposium for Restorative Justice and Peace in Colombia organised by the Fundacion Paz y Bien, Fundacion Alvaralice, the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and the Corporacion Exelen ...
• 1 February 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - National directors of Pontifical Mission Societies of America and Caribbean to discuss Mission, Globalisation and Migration Brasilia (Fides Service) - From 1 to 5 March national directors of Pontifical Mission Societies in America and the Caribbean will meet in Brasilia to reflect on three important topics: Mission, Globalisation and Migratio ...
• 31 January 2005
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - “We cannot remain indifferent to the problems with which the people are struggling: violence, insecurity, spreading poverty, free trade agreements, healthcare...”. Statement from Guatemalan Bishops’ Conference at the end of plenary assembly Guatemala City (Fides Service) - The Guatemalan Bishops’ Conference (CEG), at the end of its plenary assembly 24 to 28 January in Guatemala City issued a final statement on January 28. The statement reaffirms the B ...
• 21 January 2005
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “HIV/AIDS is not a punishment from God as some erroneously affirm: “it is a call to work together to spread correct information about the virus and eliminate discrimination against HIV-AIDS patients” : Catholic Bishops of Mexico issue press statement Mexico City (Fides Service) - Besides being an illness AIDS is a social disease with moral, economic, juridical and organisational repercussions on the family, social and national level which affects every country in the ...
• 20 January 2005
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Secretariat of the Bishops’ Conferences of Central America denounces brutal attacks on “the sacredness of the unborn child, the holiness of the family and matrimony, the dignity of women and the education of youth” San José de Costa Rica (Fides Service) - “Stay with us Lord” was the title of a message issued by the Secretariat of the Bishops’ Conferences of Central America SEDAC at the end of a meeting in November in the Cos ...