America
25 November 2020
AMERICA/MEXICO - Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in parishes and families, the Basilica closed
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Mexico City, in coordination with the Archdiocese of Mexico, the Bishops' Conference of Mexico (CEM), the National Basilica of Guadalupe and the Mayor's Office, inform that ...
25 November 2020
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishops call for dialogue: "Today's debts are tomorrow's hunger"
Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - After the demonstrations, where citizens have been protesting against the government of Guatemala since Saturday November 21, the country's Primate, Archbishop Gonzalo de Villa y Vásquez ...
24 November 2020
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Fundraising campaign for victims of tropical storms: believers donate "in silence"
Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The donations collected in the Catholic parishes of Nicaragua last Sunday for the victims of the tropical storms Iota and Eta were given “in silence” by the faithful on the recommendation of ...
24 November 2020
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Religious witnesses of merciful love in a particularly difficult situation
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "A message of faith, hope and solidarity" was sent by the men and women religious of Venezuela, gathered for the Extraordinary Assembly of Conver (Conferencia venezolana de religiosas y religios ...
23 November 2020
AMERICA/MEXICO - "The legalization of a drug means turning away and ignoring the real needs of society" say the Bishops
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - " This legislative initiative does not address the damage to health caused by increased use of cannabis, nor does it address the effects on the families of young people who use drugs, nor do ...
23 November 2020
AMERICA/PERU - Cardinal Barreto welcomes political commitment of young people: Peru is "born again"
Huancayo (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Pedro Barreto Jimeno, Archbishop of Huancayo, describes the recent demonstrations in the country (see Fides 12 and 16/11/2020) as a kind of “rebirth” of the people on the initiativ ...
21 November 2020
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Six working groups for the implementation of the National Missionary Program
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Commission for Missionary Action and Cooperation among Churches of the Brazilian Bishops' Conference (CNBB) presented, in a virtual meeting, the structure of the working groups th ...
20 November 2020
AMERICA/MEXICO - Religious woman injured in attack on humanitarian workers: "We do not want any more suffering!"
San Cristóbal de las Casas (Agenzia Fides) - In a heartfelt appeal to human rights activists, the media and to all men and women of good will and to the faithful of the Diocese of San Cristóbal de las Casas, Bishop Rod ...
20 November 2020
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Hurricane Iota devastates the area of Peñas Blancas causing deaths, missing persons and destruction
Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "We feel deep pain for what happened on the Macizo de Peñas Blancas, between La Dalia and Rancho Grande. At the moment, our priests are mobilizing in the area and we are making ourselves avai ...
19 November 2020
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Assembly of Bishops concluded: racism among the most debated topics
Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) approved three action items at their 2020 Fall General Assembly that met November 16-17 in a virtual format for the first time in the ...
19 November 2020
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Lay people active at the service of life and justice: national week of the laity
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "This celebration is a reason for joy and also a way to question ourselves. What do our times ask of us? What can we lay people do from this celebration of Lay Christian Day?". This is the ques ...
18 November 2020
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Catholic education: Ministry of Education wants cooperation
La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Bolivian Minister of Education, Adrián Quelca, met for talks with representatives of the Catholic educational institutions in Bolivia under the direction of the Military Bishop Fernando Basc ...
18 November 2020
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Despite the economic and social crisis and the pandemic, vocations to the priesthood increase
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The work of promoting vocations in Venezuela is bearing fruit. This year, despite the full social and economic crisis that the country is going through, aggravated by the pandemic situation caus ...
17 November 2020
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Appointment of vicar apostolic of Zamora, Ecuador
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as vicar apostolic of Zamora, Ecuador, with episcopal character, the Reverend Jaime Oswaldo Castillo Villacrés, of the clergy of the diocese of Loja, until no ...
17 November 2020
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The Bishop's task is to "continue to bring healing and hope to the people of our time" shaken by crises
Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Admitting that people’s faith in God “has been shaken” by the pandemic and related economic turmoil, Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez called on his fellow bishops to take the news ...
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