America

• 23 December 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Church and government for the common good and peace of the country Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - On December 22, the Executive Committee of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina (CEA) paid a visit to the President of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (see Fides 17/12/2014). The ...
• 22 December 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Apostolic Nuncio celebrates Mass for the families of the students who have disappeared from Ayotzinapa Chilpancingo (Agenzia Fides) - "With the desire to continue to be close to the parents of the students who disappeared in Iguala (Guerrero), Monday, on December 22, the Apostolic Nuncio in Mexico, His Exc. Mgr. Christoph ...
• 22 December 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Even from pain comes the hope of peace, the process continues Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, His Exc. Mgr. Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, Archbishop of Tunja, in a note sent to Agenzia Fides by the Episcopal Conference states that the ...
• 19 December 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA – The Bishops: "Working together to build a more fraternal Country" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - In a message published on the occasion of Christmas, titled "Peace on earth to men", the Argentine Bishops' Conference urges the entire national community to "build a more fraternal Country ...
• 19 December 2014
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Even Cuba will attend the Summit of the Americas: a dream come true Panama (Agenzia Fides) - Several statements have been sent to Agenzia Fides to comment the historic decision of the Governments of the United States and Cuba to establish diplomatic relations (see Fides 18/12/2014). Amon ...
• 18 December 2014
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Bishops: not only diplomatic relations with Cuba, but also cooperation in various fields New Mexico (Agenzia Fides) - The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), in a statement signed by His Exc. Mgr. Oscar Cantù, Bishop of Las Cruces and President of the Episcopal Commission "Justice and Peac ...
• 18 December 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - For Mgr. Falla Robles: "The unilateral cease-fire should take place without any conditions" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "The unilateral cease-fire should take place without conditions", said the Secretary General of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, His Exc. Mgr José Daniel Falla Robles, Auxiliary of Cali, up ...
• 18 December 2014
  AMERICA/CUBA - "New horizons of hope brighten the lives of the Cuban people", says the Bishops' Conference Havana (Agenzia Fides) - "We thank the Lord because new horizons of hope brighten the lives of the Cuban people, because good relations without tensions between peoples, who are so close, are the foundation of a promisin ...
• 17 December 2014
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The campaign against hunger begins again, especially to help poor families San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - In order to decrease the number of Costa Ricans who suffer from hunger (about 400,000 according to the report by FAO), the Foundation Caritas Costa Rica promotes a fundraiser through the campai ...
• 17 December 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Church and government meet again Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The presidency of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina (CEA) will be received on Monday, December 22 by the President of Argentina, Cristina Kirchner. The meeting takes place after some fr ...
• 16 December 2014
  AMERICA/PERU - Climate change: Christians in defense of the weak and of their suffering Lima (Agenzia Fides) - After two weeks of intense negotiations within the United Nations Conference on Climate Change, Cop20, (see Fides 03/12/2014), held in Lima (Peru) from 1 to 12 December, the 196 participating count ...
• 16 December 2014
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Last round of by-elections, the local Church sends observers to polling stations Penonomé (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church of Panama has announced that it will appoint observers for the by-elections of 21 December 2014. The note sent to Agenzia Fides explains that elctions are being held in Pan ...
• 15 December 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL – Foreign missionaries in Brazil: socio-cultural immersion before the mission Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - On December 12 with the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, n.112 edition of the Course of Missionary initiation of the Intercultural Formation Center (Cenfi) concluded. Organized by the Missionary ...
• 15 December 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Church reminds authorities that they even have to respond to the law for their actions León (Agenzia Fides) - In response to President Enrique Peña Nieto, who a few days ago said that one has to "move past" the disappearance of 43 students in Ayotzinapa, the Archdiocese of León instead asked the Presid ...
• 13 December 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO – Conclusion of the 10th "Caravan of hope": 9 missing migrants found Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The tenth caravan of a group of 40 Central American mothers ended on December 7th, who after 17 days of travel managed to find nine migrants. The note sent to Fides reports of cases like th ...