America

• 24 October 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - During celebration to elevate national Shrine of Our Lady of Coromoto to the rank of Minor Basilica, Cardinal Urosa calls Catholics to “assume with joy, enthusiasm and fidelity our condition as missionaries of Jesus Christ” Guanare (Agenzia Fides) - More than 7,000 people were present for a special Mass on 20 October during which the national shrine of Our Lady of Coromoto, patron saint of Venezuela, was raised to the rank of Minor Basilica ...
• 24 October 2007
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Miami archdiocese and Voz Catolica newspaper celebrate 50th and 25th respective anniversaries: Voz Catolica valuable channel of evangelisation among Spanish speaking immigrants Miami (Agenzia Fides) - The archdiocese of Miami is celebrating two anniversaries, 50 years since its creation and 25 years since the first publication of the local Catholic newspaper Voz Catolica mainly for Spanish spea ...
• 23 October 2007
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - “We hope the next constituent assembly will achieve opportune reforms and we pray the Lord may illuminate the Assembly members”: Bishops' Conference message at conclusion of Plenary Assembly Quito (Agenzia Fides) - “Our country has a great desire for positive change which will affect the life of our nation for the good of all the people" the Catholic Bishops of Ecuador said in a message issued at the end o ...
• 23 October 2007
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Bishops call for a National Development Agenda and a national project which considers the interests of all citizens, after the people said yes to the Free Trade Agreement San José (Agenzia Fides) - "United as brothers and sisters, let us build up Costa Rica" is the title of a Message issued by the Catholic Bishops of Costa Rica following the first referendum in the history of the country ...
• 22 October 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Bishops consider proposed constitutional reform morally unacceptable because “it violates the fundamental rights of the democratic system and of the person, threatening freedom and social harmony” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “Called to live in Freedom” is the title of a statement issued by the Catholic Bishops of Venezuela in which they analyse a proposed Bill of Constitutional Reform, presented to the nation on ...
• 19 October 2007
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “God's love knows no frontiers: from the Amazon to the whole world”: theme of World Mission Sunday in Brazil in harmony with Fraternity Campaign 2007 Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - “God's love knows no frontiers: from the Amazon to the whole world” is the theme chosen by the Catholic Church in Brazil to celebrate World Mission Sunday on 21 October. The theme also refe ...
• 19 October 2007
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - An experience of life: young Catholics in Manabì organise “Youth Mission” to evangelise their friends Porto Viejo (Agenzia Fides) - This was the experience in this month of October, dedicated to the missions, of young people in Porto Viejo diocese in the province of Manabí, Ecuador. To stem the invasion of religious sec ...
• 18 October 2007
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - World Mission Sunday: “We must be missionary cooperators not only on Mission Sunday, we offer our spiritual and material efforts that Jesus Christ may be known by everyone" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "The theme of our Mission Sunday poster this year is ‘All the Churches for all the world’, the theme chosen by the Pope to invite Catholics to help promote, form, send and support missionarie ...
• 17 October 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Cardinal Rosalio Castillo Lara dies in Caracas Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Venezuelan Cardinal Rosalio Castillo Lara has died in Caracas. The news was announced by Archbishop Ovidio Perez Morales of the Venezuelan Bishops' Conference. Cardinal Castillo Lara, who was 85 ...
• 17 October 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “You are a disciple and a missionary. I am the Way, the Truth and the Life” Mission Sunday slogan on the way to third National Mission Congress Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - With the slogan “You are a disciple and a missionary. I am the Way, the Truth and the Life”, the Pontifical Mission Societies in Venezuela celebrate Mission Sunday on 21 October. In a report ...
• 16 October 2007
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops and lay Catholics call the country to three days of prayer: Children's Rosary for Peace; national Marian shrine of Our Lady of Coromoto raised to the rank of Minor Basilica, National Day of Prayer for the Nation Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Conference of Venezuela and the national Catholic Laity Council have called the country to three days of prayer. The announcement was made at a press conference by Bishop Saúl Figu ...
• 16 October 2007
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - World Mission Sunday: “We cannot be content to sit passively inside our churches, we must go out to tell everyone that evil and death never have the last word, love is stronger” Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "I am a disciple who listens and a missionary in action" is the theme chosen by the Catholic Church in Honduras for World Mission Sunday 21 October, national director of the Pontifical Missi ...
• 15 October 2007
  AMERICA/CUBA - World Mission Sunday in the wake of Cuba's first Blessed Brother José López Piteira; first Holy Childhood Mission Sunday initiative “One million children pray for peace ” Havana (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies in Cuba will celebrate Mission Sunday on 21 October on the theme of Pope Benedict XVI Mission Sunday Message 2007, "All the Churches for all the world", said PMS ...
• 15 October 2007
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishops appeal in view of elections on November 4: “May our country be ruled by Law and Justice, so we may walk towards sustainable and inclusive development to ensure everyone a more worthy life" Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - "We encourage citizens to participate with responsibility. The legitimacy of the presidential elections will depend on the percentage of voters who exercise their right to vote”: this ...
• 12 October 2007
  AMERICA/CHILE - 1st National Catholic Church Assembly: “let us reawaken missionary ardour in our Church in Latin America … like Juan Diego we must go out to evangelise with in one hand the Bible and in the other a picture of the Blessed Virgin Mary " Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - Some five hundred people are gathered for the 1st National Assembly of the Catholic Church in Chile which opened on Wednesday 10 October with a Mass presided by Cardinal Francisco Javier Erráz ...