America

• 8 May 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Priest wounded May 4 in Manizales passes away Manizales (Agenzia Fides) – Father Carlos Gonzalez, 47, who was seriously wounded on the evening of May 4 by two young men who wanted to steal his car in Manizales (about 200 km from Bogotá), died the morning of Monda ...
• 8 May 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Bishops leading Continental Mission conclude meeting on positive note Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The Lima meeting of the bishops responsible for promoting the Continental Mission and the renewal of parishes in the Episcopal Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean, convened by the Depa ...
• 8 May 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Catholic Church in Bolivia working for fair trade La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – May 8 marks the International Day of the Fair Trade and in Bolivia the anniversary was celebrated with a week of events and initiatives, promoted both by government officials and authorities of ...
• 7 May 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - “Ocopa Mission Spirituality Centre”: concludes Friary's 285th anniversary celebrations Ocopa (Agenzia Fides) – The Franciscan Friary of Santa Rosa in Ocopa, a Franciscan Centre in the Andes mountains of Peru recently concluded celebrations to mark the 285th anniversary of the building. For decades the Ce ...
• 7 May 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Peruvian Bishops disapprove 'Arizona immigration law' Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The Archbishop of Trujillo, President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Peru, Mgr. Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, OFM., said the so called 'Arizona' Law on immigration is an attack on human dignit ...
• 6 May 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - A priest, headmaster at San Rafael Technical School in Manizales, seriously wounded Manizales (Agenzia Fides) – The headmaster of San Rafael Technical Institute in Manizales (about 200 km from Bogotà) was attacked by robbers in the evening of 4 May. Fr Carlos González, aged 47, was stabbed and serio ...
• 6 May 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Moròn on the eve of 1st Diocesan Mission Congress: “Missionary Disciples” Morón (Agenzia Fides) – Tomorrow, Friday 7 May, in the parish premises of the Cathedral of the diocese of Moròn, in Argentina, preparations will begin for the 1st Diocesan Mission Congress with the convocation of the ...
• 5 May 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Catholic Bishops of Brazil in Assembly reflect on the theme “Disciples of the Word” Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – "Disciples and servants of the Word of God and the Church's mission in the world" is the central theme of the 48th Assembly General Assembly of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Brazil sta ...
• 5 May 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - First Congress on Salesian Volunteer Mission San Paolo (Agenzia Fides) – From 29 April to 2 May the city of Sao Paolo, in Brazil, hosted the First Congress on Salesian Volunteer Mission in the Cono Sud region of America. The initiative promoted by the Dicastery ...
• 5 May 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Bishop and the social Commission of Linares diocese visit earthquake victims Linares (Agenzia Fides) – “Puertas Verdes” in Costituciòn is an encampment of about 160 families, living here in tents since the earthquake and tsunami which struck this coastal town of Chile last February 27. Fi ...
• 4 May 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Latin American Meeting for Continental Mission: mission progress and renewal from parishes outwards Lima (Agenzia Fides) – From 3 to 6 May, the capital of Peru is hosting the Latin American meeting of Bishop delegated for the Continental Mission by the Bishops' Conferences of all Latin America and the Caribbean. The ...
• 4 May 2010
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Archbishop of San Salvador tells Fides: “Prison inmates have lost their right to freedom, but certainly not their rights as a person ” San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – After episodes of violence in two prisons in El Salvador, in which 2 prisoners were killed and more than 20 injured in the Penitentiaries of Cojutepeque (central) and Sonsonate (west), th ...
• 3 May 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The violent death of Father Wood, who had just launched a 'Campaign to protect Life and Peace Puerto Ordaz (Agenzia Fides) – A Catholic priest, Fr Esteban Robert Wood, aged 68, parish priest of Sagrada Familia parish in Puerto Ordaz, was murdered in the evening of Wednesday 28 April, near the parish house in th ...
• 3 May 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Day of the Child: “ it is not sufficient to be sad, we must commit ourselves, before God, to transform this reality which is an attempt at the life and the dignity of children ” Toluca (Agenzia Fides) – “The Day of the Child is rightly celebrated with great enthusiasm in Mexico, it is a celebration to thank God for the gift of children. Jesus, the Son of God, came on earth to share our life, ...
• 30 April 2010
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - A proposed agenda from the National Reconciliation Commission for the Peace Accord Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church of Colombia, through the National Reconciliation Commission (CCN), has asked the presidential candidates for a national agreement in order to evaluate solutions after four d ...