America

• 19 May 2004
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - “We will make our parish missionary”: 23 May opens year of preparation for National Mission Congress called by Bishops Conference for May 2005 Guatemala City (Fides) - After having the joy of hosting the Second Mission Congress Missionario (CAM 2), held in Guatemala City in November 2003, the Bishops of Guatemala decided to hold, as a first fruit of that major ...
• 18 May 2004
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “We not only want to be a nation, we need to be a nation whose identity is passion for truth and commitment for the common good ” the Bishops say after plenary assembly of the Bishops’ Conference Buenos Aires (Fides Service) - At the end of their 87th plenary assembly during which they addressed various problems relative to the present situation in Argentina and the pastoral challenges posed to the Church by th ...
• 14 May 2004
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - “One of our greatest concerns is the situation of violence insecurity in which our people have to live ” says Catholic Bishops’ Conference Guatemala City (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops of Guatemala have voiced deep concern for the situation of violence and insecurity with which the people have to contend every day and the crisis in values which is t ...
• 7 May 2004
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - According to the fifth annual State of the World’s Mothers report issued by Save the Children one million babies and 70,000 adolescent mothers die every year in developing countries Rome (Fides Service) - Pregnancy and childbirth in adolescence are often the cause of death in developing countries. The fifth annual State of the World’s Mothers report issued by Save the Children, a leading U.S.-base ...
• 6 May 2004
  AMERICA/USA - “I will put up a fight if anyone tries to remove the Crucifix from classrooms” says Imam Yahya Hendi, Muslim chaplain of Georgetown University Rome (Fides Service)- “I am convinced that the Cross is an important religious symbol for all people. And I would object to the cross being removed from classrooms at Georgetown University”. This statement was made y ...
• 6 May 2004
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “Poverty is still a major problem in our country” say Catholic Bishops of Bolivia: “the majority of the population experiences poverty which in many cases is extreme”. Cochabamba (Fides Service) - A message to denounce the suffering afflicting the people of Bolivia but at the same time to restore hope to a nation on the brink of desperation seeing no sign of a better future: this was t ...
• 5 May 2004
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Catholic Church in Venezuela to open National Office for people whose human rights are violated Rome (Fides Service) - The Archbishop of Coro, Archbishop Roberto Lückert, has said the Church will take an important role to address violation of human rights in the country and announced the institution of a National ...
• 4 May 2004
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - New Central American Commission for Missions COMCAM will nurture missionary spirit and support Central America’s four ad gentes mission programmes Guatemala City (Fides Service) - Participants at a Central American Mission Meeting held recently in Guatemala City, approved the setting up of a Central American Missions Commission COMCAM, whose main task will be to nu ...
• 4 May 2004
  AMERICA/PERU - The Peruvian Embassy to the Holy See signs an agreement with the Federation of Catholic Organisations of International Voluntary Service (FOCSIV) Rome (Fides Service) - The Peruvian Embassy to the Holy See has signed an agreement with the Italian Federation of Catholic Organisations of International Voluntary Service (FOCSIV). FOCSIV is one of the main federation ...
• 30 April 2004
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “To promote new evangelisation it is necessary to be open to pastoral conversion which requires a change of mindset, attitudes… and persevering docility to the Spirit who changes hearts” say Catholic Bishops of Mexico in a Message Mexico City (Fides Service) - During their 77th plenary assembly the Catholic Bishops of Mexico, reflected on how to live, as a Bishops’ Conference, the calling to holiness, pastoral conversion and spirituality of comm ...
• 30 April 2004
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Bishops of Ecuador voice concern: “A country which lacks democratic stability and social equity has no future ” and call on everyone to work to help build the homeland of their dreams Quito (Fides Service) - In the face of signs of political instability which threaten to lead to more serious moral and economic troubles, the Catholic Bishops of Ecuador recently issued a pastoral Letter “Living in a ...
• 29 April 2004
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Young followers of St Francis of Assisi are on the web with Franciscan Youth International New York (Agenzia Fides) - Franciscan Youth International has opened a web site under the aegis of the United Nations Programme on Youth. From today news, activities, and information on the Franciscan Youth International ...
• 27 April 2004
  AMERICA/ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - “Yo también”, local Church programme to help street children in 7 years has reinserted more than 600 youngsters. “The world today needs concrete signs to build hope” Father Luis Rosario told Fides. Santo Domingo (Fides Service) -“Yo también” is the name of a programme ans the name explains its objective: “take children off the streets and help them reintegrate into a nucleus of life with more stability start ...
• 26 April 2004
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Inform, form, promote and strengthen relations among all those involved in mission in Venezuela: objectives of the 24th Annual Mission Meeting. Caracas (Fides Service) - Representatives of 22 dioceses and 3 apostolic vicariates, missionary institutes of apostolic life operating in Venezuela, as well as the Secretaries of different services of Pontifical Mission ...
• 22 April 2004
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Members of parliament from almost 140 countries promise to protect children: “Handbook for Parliamentarians on Child Protection” presented at 110th International Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union IPU. Mexico City (Fides Service) - During the 110th International Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union IPU, in Mexico City 18-23 April, UNICEF Ambassador Jessica Lange launched a “Handbook for Parliamentarians on Child ...