America
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, ...
27 July 2010
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Prolonged Aid and Recovery Operation in the region of Chocó
Condoto (Agenzia Fides ) – One of the poorest regions of Colombia, Chocò, has been included in a Prolonged Aid and Recovery Operation , supported by the UN World Food Programme, to provid poor families with basic nutr ...
27 July 2010
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - To reactivate relations between Colombia and Venezuela "we must keep working together"
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Colombia and Venezuela is committed to improving relations between the two countries according to report sent to Fides by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Colombia.
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27 July 2010
AMERICA/PERU - Solidarity campaign for poor people suffering from extreme cold in southern Peru
Lima (Agenzia Fides) – Unusually low temperatures are registered all over the southern areas of Latin America. In Peru a state of emergency has been declared in 16 of the 25 regions into which the national territory is ...
26 July 2010
AMERICA/URUGUAY - Preparation begins for next CELAM General Assembly in 2011
Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) – The Uruguay Bishops' Conference informed Fides of a recent CELAM Meeting held 20 - 22 July in Bogota. The meeting was the fourth and final general coordination meeting of CELAM, the Council ...
26 July 2010
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Arizona immigration law totally unjust, says Mgr. Escobar
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in El Salvador sincerely hopes for a repeal of the new immigration law in Arizona, otherwise the image of the United States as the most democratic country in the world ...
24 July 2010
AMERICA/CHILE - Hogar de Cristo for post earthquake reconstruction; August month of solidarity
Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The earthquake which shook Chile in February this year, struck mainly in one of the poorest parts of the country. The buildings which suffered most damaged included about twenty centres known a ...
23 July 2010
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Church committed to consolidating communications pastoral
Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – From 28 to 30 July Cochabamba will host a Meeting of the Bishops and secretary delegates for Communications in Boliviarian countries, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and Bolivia. Accordi ...
23 July 2010
AMERICA/CANADA - Exhibition of documents regarding Amerindians in the 19th century collected by a Jesuit missionary
Montreal (Agenzia Fides) - Perhaps few have heard of Fr. Nicolas Point, a Jesuit missionary, and his precious collection of writings and drawings concerning the life of Amerindians in Canada and the United States in the ...
22 July 2010
AMERICA/BRAZIL - In view of coming elections Bishops call Catholics to vote for candidates committed to promoting human life, marriage and peace
Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) – In view of elections in the Autumn the Bishops of the eastern region of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro state, have called on Catholics to choose representatives clearly committed to protecting ...
22 July 2010
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The joy of being missionary disciples: looking towards the National Congress for Missionary/Holy Childhood and Adolescence
San Carlos (Agenzia Fides) – The diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela-Cojedes will host from 11 to 15 August, the 4th National Congress of Missionary/Holy Childhood and Adolescence (CONIAM) which will have the theme “ ...
21 July 2010
AMERICA/MEXICO - “I am a missionary and I bring all people to encounter Christ ”: Union of Sick Missionaries Meeting
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – From 16 to 19 September 2010 the 14th National Meeting of the Union of Sick Missionaries (UEM) will take place in Saltillo, Coahuila, with the slogan: " I am a missionary and I bring all p ...
20 July 2010
AMERICA/CHILE - The ardour of Pauline Jaricot for Young Missionaries' National Day (JOMIS)
Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – “A Missionary Church with Pauline, without borders or barriers” is the theme of the next Young Missionaries National Day (JOMIS) to be celebrated all over Chile on 22 July. According to i ...
19 July 2010
AMERICA/HONDURAS - Learning the “values of life” from early childhood: Catholic campaign reaches out to 250,000 children
Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – Aimed at teaching the principal values of life to youngsters from an early age this year's annual 'Children's Campaign', promoted by the Catholic Church in Honduras is reaching out to thou ...
17 July 2010
AMERICA/PERU - Callao city in a state of Permanent Mission
Callao (Agenzia Fides) – Tomorrow, Sunday 18 July, missionaries in Callao will live another intense moment of the journey of the Great Continental Mission. For the past two years they have been engaged in 'Operation Co ...
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