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13 March 2010
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops' Message for elections April 4: “May this upcoming democratic event lead to better days of unity and fraternal harmony."
La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – "We, the Catholic Bishops of the Church in Bolivia, want to convey our words of hope and guidance to all Bolivians involved in the upcoming election process, so that this upcoming democratic ev ...
13 March 2010
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Lujan launches bicentennial celebration, Church appeal for reconciliation
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Permanent Committee of the Argentinean Bishops' Conference (CEA) announced that there will be a march on May 8, in the Belgrano Square of Lujan, in honor of the bicentennial celebrati ...
12 March 2010
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Meeting for National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies in North America and South America
Orlando (Agenzia Fides) - National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies in North America and South America will gather in Orlando, Florida, beginning March 15 and running until March 21, for a weeklong meeting f ...
12 March 2010
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Congress approves March 24 as Archbishop Romero Day nationwide
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – With 56 favorable votes out of 84 deputies who make up the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, a legislative decree declaring March 24 as the Day of Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Gald ...
12 March 2010
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Diocese of Marquette investigates miracle attributed to missionary Bishop Baraga, the “Snowshoe Priest”
Marquette (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Marquette is investigating an possible miracle attributed to Servant of God, Bishop Frederic Baraga (1797-1868). The official inquiry will move the cause for Bishop Baraga's c ...
11 March 2010
AMERICA/HAITI - Count continues for those who fled Haitian capital following earthquake
Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – Fides has received a copy of the first results from the campaign for the registration of those who left Haiti's capital after the earthquake, from the International Organization for Mig ...
11 March 2010
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Archdiocese of Bello Horizonte promotes encounter for Catholic TVs
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The main Catholic Communication Network (TV Horizonte, Radio America, Radio Cultura, Journal of opinion and the site www.arquidiocesebh.org.br) from the the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte, is ...
11 March 2010
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - New iPhone “apps” help maintain prayerful conversation with God
Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) – Although computer manufacturer Apple boasted of the iPhone's more than 140,000 applications - or "apps” - there were still some waiting to be discovered by Catholic iPhone users.
Ac ...
11 March 2010
AMERICA - Priestly formation should be geared towards becoming missionary disciples
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – The "Formation of Priests in Latin America" was the theme of the conference presented by the Vice President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, Archbishop Octavio Ruiz Arenas, among ...
10 March 2010
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Arizona Bishops call for “concern for the most vulnerable among us” in immigration legislation
Phoenix (Agenzia Fides) –The bishops of the Catholic Conference of Arizona (Bishops Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix; Gerald F. Kicanas, Bishop of Tucson; and James S. Wall, Bishop of Gallup (New Mexico) have told ...
10 March 2010
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, 1984 Nobel Laureate, condemns repeated violence against children
Boston (Agenzia Fides) – The systematic use and abuse of children in conflicts across the world has continued, unabated, over the past 20 years, Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu said yesterday. Grave violations which p ...
10 March 2010
AMERICA/CHILE - International organizations working to rebuild Chile: repairs and mobile hospitals urgently needed
Concepcion (Agenzia Fides) - Chile is receiving international support thanks to large aid organizations. Alistair Duttom, Humanitarian Director of Caritas Internationalis, along with the national Caritas team, visited th ...
10 March 2010
AMERICA/CHILE - Church continues the distribution of aid, using Facebook and Internet
Concepcion (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in Chile continues the distribution of humanitarian aid to families affected by the earthquake that destroyed part of the country last February 27. A note from the Bishops' Confe ...
10 March 2010
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops announce document for dialogue among political groups and respect for institutional processes
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church is making a strong appeal to dialogue and seeks consensus between the government and the opposition, following the escalation of political tensions that emerged as a r ...
10 March 2010
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Radio offers helpful tips for living Lent and Easter
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Communication Center of Our Lady of Luján, as every year, provides material for use on radio stations and in parish groups. Among the things offered at this time, there is material f ...
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