America

• 29 September 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Severe storms lead to 4 deaths, 100 missing, and hundreds of damaged homes in the State of Oaxaca Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) – The Civil Protection has confirmed the news that 4 people were killed after a landslide that occurred yesterday in the community of Santa Maria Tlahuitoltepec in the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. Th ...
• 25 September 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - “Politics should seek the common good”: Bishops' message on upcoming elections Lima (Agenzia Fides) – In light of the regional and municipal elections scheduled to take place Sunday, October 3, the Bishops of Peru have issued a message asking candidates to seek the common good of the population a ...
• 25 September 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Missions Month begins in Catamarca, in the jubilee year of the diocese San Fernando del Valle (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, October 2 at 18, at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Valley, there will be a Mass celebrated for the beginning of the Missions Month, October. The Mass wil ...
• 24 September 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Colombian Bishops express hope for dialogue with FARC: “It is time for the war to end.” Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The President of the Colombian Bishops' Conference (CEC), Archbishop Ruben Salazar Gomez of Barranquilla, says that the death of the guerrilla leader Victor Julio Suarez Rojas could mean the op ...
• 24 September 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Mexican bishop awarded for commitment to migrants, indigenous, and marginalized Oslo (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop José Raúl Vera López, Bishop of Saltillo (Mexico) was awarded the annual Raft Award for his work in defense of immigrants and natives by the Norwegian foundation which bears the same na ...
• 23 September 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Brazilian Bishops condemn violence against Guarani-Kaiowa Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, September 22, the bishops of Brazil called for an urgent government intervention to stop the "armed attacks" that are being conducted against two communities of Guarani Indians in ...
• 23 September 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “True democracy is not built on death”: Bishops' appeal on lynchings and violence in the country La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – "Life, a sacred gift of God" is the title of the statement that was read during a press conference by Bishop Oscar Aparicio, Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz and Secretary General of the Bolivian Bis ...
• 22 September 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - Formation days promoted by the PMS, to become “protagonists in the Mission” Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – Among the various activities for the month dedicated to the missions (October), the Pontifical Mission Societies of Chile organized a day of training on the missions. The invitation, sent to ...
• 22 September 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Diocesan newspaper “Mar Adentro” now available online Chimbote (Agenzia Fides) – The newspaper of the Diocese of Chimbote "Mar Adentro" is available on the website of the diocese every month. Through a new system, visitors will have access to the contents of the newspaper ...
• 21 September 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Nuncio to Haiti tells Fides: “The humanitarian situation is still in an emergency phase. Over 1 million refugees are living in tents and the number is on the rise.” Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – "The humanitarian situation is still in an emergency phase. Over 1 million refugees are living in tents and, instead of diminishing, the number is on the rise. Even the poor who come fr ...
• 21 September 2010
  AMERICA - Witnesses and prophets of hope in the region: Caritas's 17th Latin American/Caribbean Congress Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – Following the motto "In Christ we build one America for all", organization has begun for the XVII Latin American/Carribean Congress for Caritas and the Fourth Continental Meeting of the P ...
• 20 September 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Missionary solidarity project: Brazil sends missionaries to Haiti Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – "Solidarity Between the Church in Brazil and the Church in Haiti" is the name of the missionary project (see Fides 04/03/2010) that has been undertaken by the Brazilian Bishops' Conference (C ...
• 18 September 2010
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Bishop of Zamora is “working for unity in the community” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In a pause in the proceedings of the Seminar organized by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples for Bishops ordained in the last two years, which is taking place in Rome (see Fides 0 ...
• 17 September 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - September 26 elections: “No one can abstain from voting. This is a chance to strengthen democracy and ensure the country's future,” says the Archbishop of Caracas Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, Archbishop of Caracas, issued a statement on Thursday, September 16, highlighting the secrecy of the vote in the upcoming elections of September 26 and at the same ...
• 17 September 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Colombian Red Cross provides aid to 800,000 Haitian refugees Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – Colombia's Red Cross has delivered aid to around 800,000 Haitians affected by the earthquake in January, which left over 200,000 dead and wounded, the news was released by the humanitarian orga ...