America

• 10 April 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Missiology Course: Missionary Disciples in the Spirit of Aparecida Lima (Agenzia Fides) – From April 28 to July 14, Lima will host the 2010 Missiology Course, organized every year by the National Missionary Center (CENAMIS) of the Peruvian Bishops' Conference, designed for priests, se ...
• 10 April 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Plenary Assembly of Bishops on “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church” Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The Mexican Bishops' Conference (CEM) will meet April 12 to 16 in Cuautitlan Izcalli for its Plenary Assembly, the first of two that take place every year. In light of the statutes and the ...
• 10 April 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - A lay missionary and a volunteer from Pope John XXIII Community missing since April 6 in Merida Merida (Agenzia Fides) - Simone Montesso, age 23, from Bolzano, a volunteer from the Pope John XXIII Community founded by Fr. Oreste Benzi, along with Massimo Barbiero, age 37, of Padua, a lay missionary associated with ...
• 9 April 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Celebrations for 50th anniversary of Brasilia and its Archdiocese; 300,000 expected for National Eucharistic Congress Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - On April 21, the country's capital, Brasilia, celebrates its 50th anniversary. The same day, the Archdiocese of Brasilia is also celebrating its golden jubilee. Thus, the celebration "Brasilia ...
• 9 April 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Tragedy amidst tragedy: poorest slums buried under landslides and waste Rio di Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) – The endless rain that has been falling on Rio de Janeiro for several days has caused great human and material losses. A note sent to Fides by Caritas Brazil informs that according to th ...
• 9 April 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Assembly of Bolivian Bishops focus on permanent mission and priestly formation Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – Next week, the Bishops of Bolivia will meet for their Ordinary Meeting in Cochabamba. The agenda includes the permanent mission, priestly and religious formation, as well as the political, ...
• 8 April 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - International Donors' Conference, Towards a New Future for Haiti New York (Agenzia Fides) – United Nations member states and international partners pledged $5.3 billion for the next 18 months to begin Haiti’s path to long-term recovery from the January 12 earthquake. Over 150 coun ...
• 8 April 2010
  AMERICA/PERU - Former Catholic school students come together for a campaign in defense of values in society Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The Peruvian Confederation of Former Students of Catholic Schools has called for a campaign to reinforce values in the society. According to information sent to Fides, its President, Graciela Men ...
• 8 April 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - Continental Mission Coordinators meet: “Chile, a table for all” Santiago del Chile (Agenzia Fides) – The coordinators who follows the stages of the Continental Mission, composed of some pastoral vicars of the various dioceses and representatives of various sectors of pastoral care, ...
• 7 April 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - “The Pope is close to Chile”: visit from Cardinal Bertone for national Bicentennial Anniversary Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone arrived in Chile yesterday, April 6, for an official visit on the occasion of the bicentennial anniversary of the nation. Upon hi ...
• 7 April 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Nearly 100 dead after heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) – Nearly a hundred people died due to heavy rains that began Monday night, April 5th, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, which has 16 million inhabitants, paralyzing the state capi ...
• 30 March 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - "On April 6, the major seminary reopens and we must find accommodations for the surviving 243 seminarians," Apostolic Nuncio tells Fides; Papal Holy Thursday Mass Collection to be sent to Seminary in Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – "After hesitation and doubt, the Bishops have decided to call the seminarians back together and re-open the academic year on April 6. With the destruction of the entire Major Seminary, ...
• 30 March 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Continental Meeting of PMS National Directors from the Americas: plans for CAM 4, support for Haiti, year dedicated to Pauline Jaricot Orlando (Agenzia Fides) – More than 20 nations in North America and South America were represented during the weeklong meeting of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Orlando, Florida (USA), March 15 to 21. Discu ...
• 29 March 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Clean Card” voting for April 7 Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil, Michel Temer, recently announced that he had put on the agenda for April 7 the "Clean Card" project (PLP 518/09), and urged leaders to make ...
• 27 March 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - 47% of churches damaged in earthquake, one million faithful without a place of worship; report on Church structures one month after the earthquake Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – 47% percent of Chile's Catholic churches were damaged by the earthquake and tsunami of February 27: this is affirmed in a Report on the damage to religious buildings published by the ...