America
30 November 2009
AMERICA/CUBA - 50th anniversary of First National Catholic Congress: looking with new prospect to the challenges of the Church, trying to discover the task of Christians today
Santa Clara (Agenzia Fides) - "Human society and social order must receive their primary power from a multifaceted action guided by the conviction of members of the community toward the common good." So wrote the Blessed ...
30 November 2009
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Capuchin Friars of South Rio Grande celebrate 10 years in the fight against AIDS
Casa Fonte Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - The Center for the Promotion of HIV-positive Patients, run by the Literary Association of St. Bonaventure of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in Rio Grande do Sul, celebrates 10 yea ...
30 November 2009
AMERICA/PERU - Caritas Peru presents Social Assessment 2008: “the integral promotion of the participants in our programs will succeed only insofar as they are architects in their own history, of their personal growth, and community," says Bishop Irizar Campos
Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Peru has released its Social Report for 2008, which reports the results of operations under the classification of social responsibility and the results of partnerships with private business ...
28 November 2009
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Permanent Mission launched in La Paz today, strong emphasis on formation
La Paz (Agenzia Fides) – Another city that is entering into the missionary atmosphere being lived across Bolivia is: La Paz. Today, 28 November, it will launch the Mission that will guide the path of the local church f ...
28 November 2009
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Preparations for January 2010 National Congress on Holy Childhood begin
Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) – In honor of the celebration of the Holy Childhood National Conference to be held in January 2010 at the Prelature of Aiquile, the Holy Childhood Association (HCA) Coordination Committee of ...
28 November 2009
AMERICA/ECUADOR - “Become a missionary, putting on a smile for Christmas”: First Christmas Carols Festival of organized by the PMS
Quito (Agenzia Fides) - "Become a missionary, putting on a smile for Christmas" is the slogan of the first Festival of Christmas Carols. The festival aims to promote the true Christian spirit of Christmas through music a ...
27 November 2009
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Redemptorist Missionaries celebrate 150th anniversary of arrival in South America
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Redemptorist Missionaries of Colombia held a celebration in recent days to recall the three Italian missionaries who arrived in 1859 to the then Republic of New Granada, now Colombia. They we ...
27 November 2009
AMERICA/HONDURAS - Controversial presidential elections scheduled for Sunday, November 29
Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – Honduras will be called Sunday, November 29th to take part in a controversial presidential election, which the majority of Latin American countries do not recognized, but which could be re ...
27 November 2009
AMERICA/HONDURAS - Honduras: A Brief Overview
Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – Honduras is the second largest country in Central America in size, after Guatemala, with 7.8 million inhabitants. It is also one of the poorest in Latin America, suffering from the violenc ...
26 November 2009
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Message of Bishops to the People of God: solidarity with those who suffer, participation in general elections to contribute to a unified nation, commitment to missionary service
Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Bolivia have issued a message at the end of their 88th Plenary Assembly, celebrated November 20-25. First, the Bishops declare their solidarity with all the suffering people of ...
26 November 2009
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Preparing for the First National Missionary Congress for Seminarians: “priestly formation for a mission without boundaries”
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - Representatives of institutions that are promoting and organizing the First National Missionary Congress of Seminarians gathered at the headquarters of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) i ...
25 November 2009
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “Manhattan Declaration” on sanctity of life, traditional marriage, and religious liberty already signed by over 100,000
Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) – Over 125 Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical leaders have come together in issuing a statement known as the “Manhattan Declaration,” addressing 3 main issues: the sanctity of life, ...
25 November 2009
AMERICA/PERU - Archdiocese of Cuzco celebrates Mission Day in Paucartambo as part of Continental Mission
Paucartambo (Agenzia Fides) - With the participation of young people, children, and adults, a Mission Day was successfully held last weekend in Paucartambo, in the Archdiocese of Cuzco. The parishes of Challabamba, Pilco ...
24 November 2009
AMERICA/PERU - Faithful of Trujillo celebrate one year of the Continental Mission: “Our life would have no meaning, if we had not met Christ.”
Trujillo (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of the Solemnity of Christ the King, there was also a celebration of the first anniversary of the Mission Continental in the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo. At 11 o'cloc ...
24 November 2009
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - President of Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Julio Terrazas re-elected: “Hope is not reached with pills, but with the joy of being disciples and missionaries who are willing to serve the Lord"
Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Julio Terrazas, Archbishop of Santa Cruz was elected for the seventh time as President of the Bolivian Bishops' Conference (CEB). Archbishop Jesus Perez Rodriguez of Sucre, is Vice-C ...
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