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1 September 2010
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Continental Mission Week: study of Aparecida Document and guidelines for Brazilian dioceses
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – "You are witnesses of these things" (Lk 24:48). This will be the theme for the Continental Mission Week to be held September 5 to 11 at the Mission Cultural Center (MCC) in Brasilia, Brazil. ...
1 September 2010
AMERICA/PERU - CENAMIS prepares Missionary Training Course
Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The National Missionary Center (CENAMIS) of the Peruvian Bishops' Conference has prepared a Missionary Training Course for the month of September, entitled "Experience the Mission Through an Enco ...
1 September 2010
AMERICA/PERU - Carmelite Missionaries celebrate 100th anniversary in Latin America
Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The Religious Congregation of Carmelite Missionaries is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its presence in Latin America. Thus, they have held their first Missionary Encounter of the “Provinc ...
31 August 2010
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Archbishop Escobar, following massacre of 72 in Mexico: “Migrants should be guaranteed rights.”
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in El Salvador has strongly condemned the massacre that occurred in the rural area of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, where 72 migrants from Central and South America ...
31 August 2010
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Missionary School for Teens: future guides for their peers
Oruro (Agenzia Fides) – The "Mission School for Teens,” for young adults with a missionary spirit who want to become “guides” for other missionary teens, begins September 2 and goes until September 5. In fact, th ...
30 August 2010
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Missionary School in San Ramon: “Sharing missionary experiences and being sent out as disciples”
San Ramon (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, Sunday, August 29, marked the end of the "Mission School for Teens" held in San Ramon, a city that belongs to the Vicariate of Ñuflo Chavez, Bolivia. The School began on Thursday ...
30 August 2010
AMERICA/PERU - A special prayer to Saint Rose of Lima on the Internet
Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Lima has opened a website to help the faithful of the world to celebrate the feast of Saint Rose of Lima. A note sent to Fides says: "On the feast of St. Rose of Lima, the Arch ...
28 August 2010
AMERICA/PERU - Franciscan priest killed along with assistant in downtown Lima
Lima (Agenzia Fides) – Sadness and bewilderment has followed the violent death of a Puerto Rican Franciscan priest (OFM) and his young assistant in the Convent of “San Francisco,” located in the heart of the Peruvi ...
28 August 2010
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Violence, injustice, destruction of nature continues: Bishops' concerns
Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – "There are situations that concern us, like Hurricane Agatha, which has caused great damage in our country and the sad news that the aid did not reach those who suffered most. So, too, ...
27 August 2010
AMERICA/MEXICO - Massacre of 72: yet another sign of social chaos, loss of respect for fundamental values, and absence of comprehensive immigration policy
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Mexico has condemned the brutal massacre that occurred at an estate near San Fernando, in the State of Tamaulipas, of 72 people from different countries, most likely emi ...
26 August 2010
AMERICA/PERU - Catholics in Peruvian Andes recall Mother Teresa
Arequipa (Agenzia Fides) – In a sign of thanksgiving to God for the gift of the life of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the city of Arequipa has joined in the celebrations taking place all over the world on the occa ...
25 August 2010
AMERICA/PERU - “Operation Contact” with over 500 missionaries working in the Diocese of Callao
Callao (Agenzia Fides) – "Operation Contact" has begun in the area of La Perla, in the Diocese of Callao, in Peru.
In Callao, "Operation Contact" is a celebration of the Catholic community of "Communion and Evangeliz ...
25 August 2010
AMERICA/PERU - Lima to host II International Congress on Holy Shroud
Lima (Agenzia Fides) – National and international speakers will discuss themes surrounding the Holy Shroud from August 31 to September 2, at the University of Lima. The event is being organized by the Lima Catholic Stu ...
24 August 2010
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - The Church calls for justice for children suffering from lead poisoning
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in El Salvador, on Sunday, called for an "effective response" to the case of a community in the north-east of the country that has been contaminated because of lead em ...
24 August 2010
AFRICA/CONGO DR - Archdiocese of Bukavu center suffers severe damages; “We will rebuild what the fire has destroyed,” missionary tells Fides
Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) – "We will start over from the drawing board and rebuild what the fire destroyed," Fides was told by Sister Delia Guadagnini, regional superior of the Xaverian Missionaries in the Democratic Repu ...
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