America

• 1 February 2010
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - "Popular Piety in the Document of Aparecida; The Continental Mission in Shrines and Sanctuaries." Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – The goal is to share, analyze, and reflect on the pastoral work done in the field of popular piety and its ability to promote the study of popular piety and shrines in the Latin American cult ...
• 1 February 2010
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Message from Bishops at close of yearly Assembly: future of Guatemalans is rooted in freedom, justice, truth, and solidarity Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – After holding their Assembly January 25 to 29 2010, the Bishops of Guatemala released a final document entitled: "Let us Live Charity in Truth," a copy of which was sent to Agenzia Fide ...
• 30 January 2010
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - National Assembly of the POM-CEMINA: daily work in building a Church of disciples and missionaries of Jesus Quito (Agenzia Fides) – All the Diocesan Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), as well as communities, religious institutions with a missionary presence in Ecuador, and members of CEMIN (National Mission ...
• 30 January 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Church defends right to comment on national problems and calls for dialogue Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The second Vice-President of the Venezuelan Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Roberto Luckert of Coro, said that the Church has the duty "to speak to the nation," and regretted that the official ...
• 29 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Testimonies of unshakable faith from amidst the rubble Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – Agenzia Fides continues receiving various personal testimonies from priests, missionaries, and relief workers working amidst the rubble in Port-au-Prince. Here we offer a selection of s ...
• 29 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - Dominican Sisters of the Presentation still unable to make contact with community in Haiti, 17 days after the earthquake Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – The General Curia of the Congregation of Dominican Sisters of the Presentation (Hermanas de la Caridad Dominicas de la Presentacion de la Santisima Virgen) unfortunately does not have d ...
• 29 January 2010
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Testimony of Archbishop Romero still alive 30 years after assassination San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church has urged Salvadorans to pray for promoting the beatification of Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, and called in a special way to have respect for the figure of the ass ...
• 28 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - PMS National Directors working to coordinate aid for Haiti; National Director of the PMS in Haiti has survived Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Timothy Lehane Barrett, SVD, Secretary General of the Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith, has expressed his profound gratitude to all the National Directors of the Pontifical ...
• 28 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - A letter from missionary Fr. Anistus: “tears of helplessness before devastation of apocalyptic proportions” Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "Dear Doctor Alvelo, Thank you for writing me an email, but especially for helping me dry the tears of helplessness before devastation of apocalyptic proportions. Your presence, along wit ...
• 27 January 2010
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - "The Christian faith has inevitable implications in the area of political morality" message of the Bishops for 2010 elections San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Costa Rica have published a letter on the occasion of the upcoming General Elections on February 7. First, the Bishops recall the exhortation entitled "Paths to a true democrac ...
• 26 January 2010
  AMERICA/HAITI - “Padre Pepe,” missionary and driver: hours and hours driving around a pick-up truck to bring aid and reach out to those in need Jimani (Agenzia Fides) - The whole world now knows of the situation in Haiti after the earthquake. The Church, which also suffered huge losses in persons and structures, immediately got to work using the means available, ...
• 26 January 2010
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops: in response to the violence we should promote love and respect for life Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The Archbishops and Bishops of Venezuela, at the end of their XCIII Ordinary Assembly, sent a statement to all the people of Venezuela. The document is divided into 3 parts and a conclusion. ...
• 25 January 2010
  AMERICA/CHILE - Over 250 attend Continental Mission Encounter in Santiago Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – About 250 people took a break from what is now their summer vacation, to refresh the spirit of the Continental Mission by attending the first “Festival for Animators of the Contine ...
• 25 January 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Defense of marriage: Letter from Pastor Rangel Hernandez to Cardinal Rivera Carrera Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – On Friday, January 22, Pastor Eduardo Rangel Hernandez wrote a public letter to Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera. also addressed to all the evangelical churches, where, after being present ...
• 23 January 2010
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Legalizing drugs does not resolve the problems of drugs and violence Acapulco (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, Archbishop of Tegucigalpa (Honduras), Bishop Marcelino Hernandez of Orizaba (Mexico), and Archbishop Felipe Aguirre Franco of Acapulco (Mexico), agree in i ...