America

• 8 February 2010
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - “The situations of violence are extremely serious and threaten the collapse of society,” Archbishop of San Salvador affirms San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in El Salvador has today proposed to seek help from other nations, especially the United States and Brazil, to combat violence in the country, which she sees as “ver ...
• 8 February 2010
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Laura Chinchilla: first woman elected President of Costa Rica San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – In Costa Rica, for the first time a woman was elected to lead the country. Laura Chinchilla Miranda, topping the polls, managed to climb the last step. In fact, from 2006 to 2008 she had been ...
• 6 February 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Intermirifica.net” - a missionary opportunity Porto Alegre (Agenzia Fides) – The Continental Meeting of Catholic communities called "Mutirão de Comunicação” from Latin America and the Caribbean (Muticom) which was opened on February 3, closes today in Porto A ...
• 6 February 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - “At times I feel so helpless, but knowing that I have many people praying for me helps me to continue doing the little I can...” Testimony from a volunteer in Haiti. Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - “There are no words to describe the devastation of the earthquake on this city.  All over the city there are signs -- 'We need help - water, food, medication, tents.' 'Please help us N ...
• 6 February 2010
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishop Lara Barbosa on the “Clean Card Law”: “We are open to dialogue, but without changes in the law.” Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – The Movement for the fight against electoral corruption (MCCE) in Brazil, led by the Catholic Church and several social activists, today resubmitted its request to Congress not to amend the b ...
• 5 February 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - 14th National Holy Childhood Association Congress aired live on the Internet Chihuahua (Agenzia Fides) – The 14th National Congress for the Holy Childhood Association and Youth Missionaries (CONIAM), organized by the Pontifical Mission Societies of Mexico is taking place in Chihuahua in Mexico, ...
• 5 February 2010
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - 100th anniversary of the birth of Bishop Leonidas Proaño, Bishop of the Indians and the poor, faithful Pastor under the continual guidance of the Holy Spirit Quito (Agenzia Fides) – 100 years after the birth of Bishop Leonidas Proaño, the Ecuadorian Bishops' Conference and the entire national community have celebrated this anniversary with great devotion and the commitment ...
• 4 February 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Bishop Dumas, President of Caritas Haiti: “The people need a helping hand. Enough talk about this ordeal. Enough with the controversies. This should be a time for reflection." Rome (Agenzia Fides) – "The first aid after the earthquake was distributed by personnel from the Catholic Church, beginning with the Nuncio and the various religious communities that are located throughout the country. ...
• 4 February 2010
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - “Life triumphs” in new Constitution of Dominican Republic Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – The new Constitution of the Dominican Republic guarantees the right to life from the moment of conception until natural death. The press department of the Bishops' Conference of the Domi ...
• 3 February 2010
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Publication of Proceedings from First International Forum on Migration and Peace New York (Agenzia Fides) – The proceedings of the First International Forum on Migration and Peace, that was held in Antigua, Guatemala on January 29th and 30th, 2009 are now published in both the English and the Spani ...
• 3 February 2010
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Feast of Presentation of Jesus marks launch of Permanent Mission for pastoral workers in Cochabamba Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Cochabamba continues its path of evangelization by sending missionary disciples from the ecclesial community. Underlying this commitment is the belief that "we are all miss ...
• 3 February 2010
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - International Missiology Course underway Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The International Missiology Course, organized by the John Paul II Center, began January 25 at the National Headquarters of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS). This is the XXVIII Cour ...
• 2 February 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Apostolic Nuncio accompanies Bishops of Dominican Republic to pray before tomb of Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – The Apostolic Nuncio to Haiti, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, told Agenzia Fides of his meeting with the Bishops of the Dominican Republic (DR) and with the Bishops of Haiti, which took pl ...
• 2 February 2010
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Cardinal Lopez Rodriguez: The people of the Dominican Republic continue to care for the wounded of the earthquake Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – Agenzia Fides has received a letter from the Cardinal Archbishop of Santo Domingo and President of the Bishops' Conference of the Dominican Republic, Archbishop Nicolás de Jesús López ...
• 1 February 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Situation of religious communities after the earthquake Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The Haitian Conference of Religious has drafted a preliminary report, although still incomplete, on the situation of religious communities following the earthquake. A copy of the report w ...