America

• 22 December 2004
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Summer time Christmas, widespread devotion to the Baby Jesus and solidarity with the poor Quito (Fides Service) - Snow and ice would seem to be essential elements at Christmas. But not everywhere. In Ecuador people go to midnight Mass in the heat of the Summer night. People here love coloured lights, music, f ...
• 22 December 2004
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Mexicans revive “Las Posadas” tradition commemorating the journey Mary and Joseph made to Bethlehem and their unsuccessful search for a room at the Inn Mexico City (Fides Service) - Mexico is rich in Christmas traditions, including “las Posadas” (the Inns) which dates to the 16th century and commemorates the journey Mary and Joseph made to Bethlehem and their unsuc ...
• 21 December 2004
  AMERICA/PERU - “This Christmas let us live solidarity and sow hope in our country” : Christmas wish of the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference Lima (Fides Service) - Bishop Hugo Garaycoa Hawkins of Tacna and Moquegua, President of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference, together with Bishop Juan José Larrañeta Olleta, OP, Bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Pu ...
• 20 December 2004
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “Let us make room for Jesus so that Christmas is not a shiny empty glass ball, but a message of hope for better times for the poor” says Bishop Arizmendi Esquivel San Cristobal De Las Casas (Fides Service) - In his Christmas Message “Jesus hope of new life”, Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel of San Cristobal De Las Casas, Chiapas (Mexico) underlined the great value of Christma ...
• 17 December 2004
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “We are the image of Christ sent to announce the Good News and restore hope in the only Saviour” says President of the Brazilian Bishops’ Conference Brasilia (Fides Service) - “In Bethlehem Jesus did not find good will. In fact there was no place for him at the inn or in homes. There was no room among the rich. In Bethlehem Jesus was welcomed by the poor, the sheph ...
• 17 December 2004
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - “Only Christ illuminates minds and moves hearts to break down barriers of division” Catholic Bishops say in the Christmas Message Managua (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nicaragua has published its message for Christmas. In a “Message from the Bishops of Nicaragua on the occasion of Christmas”, dated 15 December, the Bis ...
• 16 December 2004
  AMERICA/CHILE - With the slogan “In communion, with Christ we will rebuild Chile’s soul” more than 1,600 university students prepare to undertake a mission programme “Mision Pais” to be extended all over the country this year Santiago (Fides Service) - In January, from 6-16 more than 1,600 university students from Chile and other countries of Latin America will start a second edition of Mision Pais social programme of solidarity to be extend ...
• 13 December 2004
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “We urge everyone to cultivate a culture of life, not death. Contempt for life always leads to escalation of violence, insecurity, poverty and hunger”. Catholic Bishops respond to Federal Government’s decision to revise the law on abortion Brasilia (Fides Service) - “The revision of the Abortion Law” was the title of a message issued on 9 December by the Catholic Bishops of Brazil, signed by Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo, Archbishop of São Salvador ...
• 13 December 2004
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Where is mission in Venezuela directed? National Assembly of Pontifical Mission Societies focuses look at progress made and plans for the future Caracas (Fides Service) - Progress made by diocesan and national offices of the 4 Pontifical Mission Societies and offices for Youth Mission and mission animation plans in 2005 was the theme for discussion at the 30th a ...
• 10 December 2004
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Bishops Conference denounce forced interpretations of constitutional norms which threaten to plunge the nation into anarchy or dictatorship Quito (Fides Service) - In a statement “For the Constitution and the Nation” dated 9 December 2004, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ecuador CEE voiced deep concern for “forced interpretations of constitution ...
• 10 December 2004
  AMERICA/PERU - With a series of crowded events of faith and devotion the Peruvian capital celebrated the 150th anniversary of the definition of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception within the framework of the Great City Mission “Remar Mar Adentro” Lima (Fides Service) - About 12,000 people in Lima paid homage to the Blessed Virgin Mary on the 150th anniversary of the definition of the dogma on her Immaculate Conception. We mention only a few of many initiatives or ...
• 10 December 2004
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Foster adult faith, witnessed with attitudes and actions consistent with personal conversion and social transformation as demanded by the Gospel ”: one objective of a National Advent Evangelisation Campaign in Brazil Brasilia (Fides Service) - “Our campaign of evangelisation opens the way to channelling solidarity on the part of all Catholics to support the mission of the Church in Brazil ” Bishop Odile Pedro Scherer, Secretary ...
• 7 December 2004
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - La Plata holds Marian Congress to mark 150th anniversary of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception and 45th anniversary of Archdiocese’s consecration to Immaculate Mary La Plata (Agenzia Fides) - To express filial devotion to Most Holy Mary, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception and the 45th anniversary of the diocese’s ...
• 7 December 2004
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Catholic Church Chile celebrates the feast of the Immaculate Conception with crowded pilgrimages to Marian Shrines all over the country. Centenary for San Cristobal Shrine founded on the 50th anniversary of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception Santiago (Fides Service) - In this 150th anniversary year of the definition of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, pilgrimages to Marian Shrines all over Chile are more crowded than ever. This year the Marian Shrine ...
• 26 November 2004
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “We must go beyond our borders because we are not only the future of humanity, we want to be the missionaries of the present in America and the world” say young participants at 3rd American Meeting of Missionary Youth (III ENAJOMIS) Caracas (Fides Service) - Delegations of 23 countries of the continent of America and a delegation from Spain attended the 3rd American Meeting of Missionary Youth held recently in Guaira Vargas-Venezuela, in order to � ...