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16 April 2010
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Witness and mission at the heart of Catechetical Gathering co-sponsored by Pontifical Mission Societies
Minneapolis (Agenzia Fides) – “Never underestimate the power of your own witness to our faith in Jesus,” said Monsignor John E. Kozar, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in the United State ...
16 April 2010
AMERICA/MEXICO - "Many priests live out their ministry in a heroic way, sometimes even amidst threats and extortion." Bishops' Message to the People of Mexico
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “We sincerely hope to enthusiastically carry out, in all the dioceses of Mexico, the Continental Permanent Mission as a pastoral program of action to revive, with the power of the Holy Spi ...
15 April 2010
AMERICA/MEXICO - “We are Mexicans, not citizens of the Vatican! But, the real problems are poverty, violence, and drug-trafficking and we live this alongside the Mexican people,” so the Bishops in the Assembly
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – "We are Mexicans, not citizens of the Vatican! We are Mexicans like everybody else. We are immersed in our national reality, with its lights and shadows, and in communion with the joys and ...
15 April 2010
AMERICA/PERU - National Encounter on Climate Changes and the Rights of “Mother Earth”
Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The National Encounter on Climate Changes and the Rights of “Mother Earth” will take place on Tuesday, April 13 at the headquarters of the National Agricultural Confederation, in Lima. It has ...
15 April 2010
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Don Bosco University inaugurates “Center for Integral University Development”
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – In the course of a solemn ceremony on 8 April the Don Bosco University (UDB) of San Salvador inaugurated the “Center for Integral University Development” (CSIU). Thanks to the collabo ...
15 April 2010
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Human life is a gift”: Church promotes adoption to prevent abortion
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church offers to accompany 17-year-old teenagers, victims of sexual violence, in order to prevent minors from having abortions, as is permitted by law in Río Negro. Bishop F ...
14 April 2010
AMERICA/PERU - Peruvian university to be named after Benedict XVI
Trujillo (Agenzia Fides) – The following news was announced at a press conference, through a letter sent by the Apostolic Nuncio: The Catholic University of Trujillo will take the name of Pope Benedict XVI.
The proxi ...
14 April 2010
AMERICA/MEXICO - Cardinal of Monterrey insists on Church's role in fighting organized crime
Monterrey (Agenzia Fides) – The Archbishop of Monterrey, Cardinal Francisco Robles Berlanga, ensures that in the pastoral document "That in Christ, our peace, Mexico may have a decent life", the Church offers "concrete ...
13 April 2010
AMERICA/CHILE - “The Power of Missionary Dynamism” at the heart of Chilean Bishops' Assembly opened by Cardinal Bertone
Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) -The remarks given by the President of the Chilean Bishops' Conference, Bishop Alejandro Goic, and Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, marked the inaugural session of t ...
13 April 2010
AMERICA/PERU - Franciscan Missionary Convent celebrates 285th anniversary of foundation
Ocopa (Agenzia Fides) – The famous Convent of Santa Rosa de Ocopa (in the central Andes of Peru), founded by the Franciscans, this month celebrates the 285th anniversary of its founding and 100 years since the death of ...
12 April 2010
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - 7th Holy Childhood Encounter in Santa Cruz, on the permanent mission
Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, April 17, Holy Childhood and Missionary Youth Encounter will be held by the Archdiocese of Santa Cruz, in the parish of "Sagrada Familia." The activity will focus on the theme ...
12 April 2010
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - On 25th anniversary, El Alto acknowledges social contribution of Catholic Church
El Alto (Agenzia Fides) – In the Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene, in the Parish of “Jesús Obrero,” the City Council of the city of El Alto, led by its President, Cristina Martin, met to award 12 institutions under th ...
12 April 2010
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “Las Reducciones del Paraguay” - an exhibit on the untold history of Latin America
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – Today, Bogota (Colombia) will open the exhibition "Las reducciones of Paraguay." The exhibition focuses on the creation and development of communities, called "reducciones" (“reductions”) b ...
10 April 2010
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Jesuits leading reconstruction effort in Haiti visit Washington, DC
Washington (Agenzia Fides) – According to a statement sent to Fides by the Jesuit Refugee Services (JRS) in the USA, two leading Haitian Jesuits will be hosted next week by their confrères in Washington, D.C. Fr. Kawa ...
10 April 2010
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Thousands of faithful throughout the country celebrating Feast of Divine Mercy
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – Organized by the Apostles of Divine Mercy on Sunday, April 11, the second Sunday of Easter, Argentina will host the 15th National “Caravan” of Divine Mercy. Thousands of faithful take ...
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