America
5 August 2010
AMERICA/CHILE - From Chile: “an open letter to workers and those involved in their pastoral care”
Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – Fides was recently sent the final document issued after the seminar entitled: "Pastoral Care in the Working World in a Global Economy: Organization and Prospects," which took place i ...
4 August 2010
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - 60th anniversary of perpetual vows for 8 Medical Mission Sisters working in health assistance for the poor
Philadelphia (Agenzia Fides) – On August 15, in Philadelphia, six Medical Mission Sisters (Medical Mission Sisters) from North America will celebrate their 60th anniversary of perpetual vows and another two, their 65th ...
3 August 2010
AMERICA/MEXICO - Auxiliary Bishop of Durango: “Poverty and unemployment promote violence and insecurity.”
Durango (Agenzia Fides) – The situation is continually worsening in different parts of Mexico, creating great suffering. Bishop Enrique Sánchez Martínez, Auxiliary Bishop of Durango, has issued a letter to the commun ...
3 August 2010
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Course for priests at Missionary Cultural Center focuses on the missions
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – Missionary formation today requires an intense human, spiritual, intellectual, and practical preparation. With this in mind, the Mission Cultural Center of Brasilia (CCM) held a course in mis ...
2 August 2010
AMERICA/CHILE - 450 youth on the missions in the earthquake-stricken areas to help out in reconstruction
Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – With great enthusiasm and joy, more than 400 students from Catholic University (from the group “DUOC” in charge of the education project for the social mission of UC) left the ci ...
2 August 2010
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Communications leaders of Latin America conclude meeting
Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – The Department of Communication and Press of CELAM has sent Fides the final document of the meeting held in Cochabamba, July 28 to 30.
The objective of the meeting was to share experience ...
31 July 2010
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Second Course of Missionary Formation and Animation in Salta
Salta (Agenzia Fides) – Today 31 July, registration starts for the Second Course of Missionary Formation and Animation to be held in Salta, Argentina. Organised by the Pontifical Mission Societies and the mission pasto ...
31 July 2010
AMERICA/PERU - Cuzco archdiocese prepares for 2nd Holy/Missionary Childhood Congress
Cuzco (Agenzia Fides) – Fides received today news about preparations in the archdiocese of Cuzco, in Peru, for the 2nd archdiocesan Holy/Missionary Childhood Congress in which hundreds of children members of Holy Child ...
30 July 2010
AMERICA/MEXICO - Eighty three year old priest found murdered in Oaxaca City, Mexico
Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) – An eighty three year old priest was found dead in the evening of 28 July, in his parish, in Oaxaca City in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. The priest had been gagged and tied up, the loca ...
30 July 2010
AMERICA/MEXICO - Arizona immigration law SB 1070: “selfish and irresponsible" say the Bishops of Mexico
Texcoco (Agenzia Fides) – A statement presented by Bishop Víctor René Rodríguez Gómez, Bishop of Texcoco and secretary general of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Mexico, a copy of the statement was sent to Fid ...
29 July 2010
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - UN Women: new United Nations entity to deal with the protection and promotion of women all over the world
New York (Agenzia Fides) – With an historic move, the General Assembly of the United Nations Organisation has instituted a new entity for the protection and promotion of women all over the world. The entity will come i ...
29 July 2010
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bolivarian Meeting of Holy Childhood in Bogota
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – With the slogan "Children are the hope of a Church renewed in its missionary commitment ", from 27 to 30 July the First Bolivarian Meeting for leaders of Holy Childhood and Adolescent Missionar ...
29 July 2010
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Regional Meeting of Latin America Communications delegates
Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – Cochabamba in Bolivia, is hosting a meeting of Bishop presidents of Commissions for Communications -RIIAL, Area Sistemi, executive secretaries of Communications and Press of the Commissions ...
28 July 2010
AMERICA/PERU - The situation of Peru's poorest citizens should not leave the rest of the nation indifferent, Catholic Bishops say
Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Peru has drafted a message for the country's Anniversary of Independence. A copy of the message was sent to Fides. Today, 28 July, Peru is celebrating 189 year ...
28 July 2010
AMERICA/CHILE - Closed for five months, Concepcion Cathedral now open for worship
Concepcion (Agenzia Fides) – Catholics in Concepcion welcomed the news that the city's cathedral, seriously damaged in the earthquake which shook Chile on 27 February this year and closed for repairs for five months, ...
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