America

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  1 June 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - "Living charity and a people-based economy", the voice of the Church on the feast of Pentecost León (Agenzia Fides) - "We must understand from the Lord that it is necessary to have charity, to be more detached, that it is necessary to transform the mentality that we had before, we must renew a mentality in which ...
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  1 June 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - Bishop-elect of San Felipe: "We need structures of justice" San Felipe (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop-elect of the diocese of San Felipe, appointed by Pope Francis on May 26, gave a long interview to "Kairos News Chile", where he presents himself as a person and as a priest, and of ...
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  30 May 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Bishops: do not politically exploit the pandemic La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - "We deplore and reject the irresponsible and immoral corruption in the acquisition of ventilators to save the life of the sick. We denounce any attitude and action that endangers the life and hea ...
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  29 May 2020
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Technology, a "good ally" to bring the Word of God into homes Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - Technology has become a "good ally", perfect for Guatemalan Churches, reaching thousands of faithful who are forbidden to meet for liturgies, due to the lockdown imposed to stop the sprea ...
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  29 May 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - Candidates for permanent diaconate in formation through virtual connection La Serena (Agenzia Fides) - In the midst of the difficulties the nation is facing, between social tensions and a pandemic, the school of deacons of San Lorenzo de La Serena, the entity responsible for forming candidates ...
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  27 May 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The pandemic does not cancel the mission: the PMS confirm the campaign for missionary October Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Brazil have confirmed the missionary campaign for the month of October, even if the world is experiencing a difficult time, due to the pandemic that ha ...
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  27 May 2020
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Affirming certainties and strengthening commitments": Mgr. Lozano at the Te Deum for the 210 years of independence San Juan de Cuyo (Agenzia Fides) - Argentina celebrated the national holiday on May 25th. In the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista, the Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Mgr. Jorge Lozano, presided over the traditional Te Deu ...
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  26 May 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Bishops: "We urge rulers and all sectors of the country to seek and find alternatives and solutions" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday the Nicaraguan Episcopal Conference (CEN) invited the regime of Daniel Ortega and the opposition to create consensus in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, to avoid a "greater human cat ...
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  25 May 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The pandemic has aggravated overcrowding and unhealthy conditions in prisons Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The National Secretariat of the Social Pastoral Care - Colombian Caritas (SNPS-CC) is following with deep concern the complex health emergency that has in particular affected the prisons in the c ...
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  25 May 2020
  AMERICA/PERU - All diocesan structures at the service of the country due to the Covid emergency Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The situation of the health emergency in Peru is taking unexpected dimensions despite the measures established by the authorities and the extension of isolation until 30 June. In Peru there are now ...
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  23 May 2020
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - In isolation, the media have opened up new mission paths: social communications Day Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "Pope Francis has proposed to go out, not to remain still, to go on a mission, to go out to meet, living the spirit of the Church, and in a significant way, in this moment in which we are ' ...
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  23 May 2020
  AMERICA/PERU - Covid-19, the Salesians close to the last through concrete gestures of solidarity" Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "The decline or cessation of economic activities and the worsening of small businesses in Peru, following the global health emergency, was a real tragedy: during this quarantine period, many famili ...
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  23 May 2020
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Bishops: the health crisis has highlighted the problems that the State has never faced and solved Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Ecuadorian Bishops have denounced that "it is a very serious crime" to take advantage of this painful situation to get rich fraudulently. In a declaration entitled "Crisis and hope", the Bisho ...
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  22 May 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Indigenous peoples: desperate situation that is worsing due to COVID-19 Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Venezuelan Bishops, together with the ecclesial organizations that deal with indigenous peoples, are in solidarity with the voice of the indigenous communities expressed in their "Document on th ...
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  22 May 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - The church creates the Covid-19 Spiritual Accompaniment Service, a quick response to those who need it Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - Latin America is going through the worst health emergency. The cases of COVID-19 are increasing in almost all the countries of the American continent. The Episcopal Conference of Chile, as a w ...