America

• 29 October 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Days of reflection and formation for missionary groups: “Go and make them all my disciples.” Mercedes (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, November 7, in the Holy Cure of Ars Seminary in Mercedes (Buenos Aires), there will be a day for reflection and formation for missionary groups, on the theme: “Go and make them ...
• 29 October 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “Starting Afresh from Christ”: Week of the Family in the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosi San Luis Potosi (Agenzia Fides) - “Starting Afresh from Christ” was the theme for the Week of the Family celebrated in the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosi (Mexico), October 16-25. The initiative was organized by the A ...
• 28 October 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - “Your help is needed to make a thousand smiles”: National Collection for Caritas, in the Continental Mission Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – Amidst the celebrations of the Continental Mission, Caritas of Chile has organized a National Collection to take place on October 30, which will go towards “all the various social ...
• 28 October 2009
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - “Human rights should be the backbone of Social Ministry, for the sake of justice and the common good of our people.” Final declaration by the delegates of Human Rights Pastoral Ministry Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – October 19-23, Guatemala City hosted a Seminar on Human Rights organized by the Department of Justice and Solidarity (DEJUSOL) of the Latin American Bishops' Council (CELAM), which was ...
• 27 October 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - 16th Encounter for National Youth Ministry Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean, to become “disciples and missionaries, evangelizers of the youth” Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - “Walking with Jesus, accompanying our people” is the theme of the 16th Encounter for National Youth Ministry Leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean, taking place October 25-30 in Vi ...
• 27 October 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Missionary Disciples, here and beyond our borders”: preparation for the III National Encounter of Missionary Groups 2010 Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Sergio Fenoy of San Miguel, in a message sent to priests, community superiors of consecrated life, directors of educational institutions, and members of Church movements and associ ...
• 26 October 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Parish Pastor of Saint Patrick's Church in Chatham, New Jersey killed Chatham (Agenzia Fides) – The lifeless body of Fr. Ed Hinds, Pastor of Saint Patrick's Church in New Jersey, nearly 10 miles from Newark, was found the morning of Saturday, October 24, in the kitchen of the Rectory adj ...
• 26 October 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Bring love and peace where there is rancor, hate, and envy,” Archbishop of Buenos Aires says during Archdiocesan Day for Children Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - “For the celebration to be complete and for all, we should make others participate in our joy. We should bring peace and love where there is rancor, hate, and envy.” These were the word ...
• 24 October 2009
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Sunday, October 25, in Caracas, “7th Youth Missionary March” sponsored by the Consolata Missionaries Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - “We are in the missionary month of October, and after having celebrated World Missions Sunday with the theme 'Spreading the Word of God,' we renew our invitation to the local Churches to embra ...
• 24 October 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “Catholic schools cannot be obliged to teach abortion.” Address from Secretary General of Colombian Bishops' Conference Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - “Catholic schools cannot be obliged to teach or give lessons on abortion.” This is what was affirmed by the Secretary General of the Colombian Bishops' Conference (CEC), Bishop Juan Vicente C ...
• 24 October 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - Caritas of Piura and Tumbes promotes a food security plan for over 3,000 people Piura (Agenzia Fides) – The Archbishop of Piura and President of Caritas Piura and Tumbes, Archbishop Jose Antonio Eguren Anselmi, recently presented the “Integral Plan for developing food security in 19 farming area ...
• 22 October 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - “The Word of God encourages the missionary Church of today”: National Bible Day 2009 Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – Beginning today, October 22, until October 24, the Dominican Institute of Las Condes (Chile) will be hosting National Bible Day 2009, with the theme: “The Word of God encourages th ...
• 21 October 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Let us go to the feast, Jesus awaits us”: on October 24, the Mass for Children in Buenos Aires concludes soup-kitchen campaign Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - “Let us go to the feast, Jesus awaits us” is the theme of the traditional Archdiocesan Mass for Children, which Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, will celebrat ...
• 21 October 2009
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Jesus' message “is communicated to us and calls us to be messengers of God's love” - Bishop Oscar Aparicio's homily on World Mission Sunday La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - “We are called to fill ourselves with God's love so we can transmit it to others,” as it becomes “part of our nature.” This is what Auxiliary Bishop Oscar Aparicio of La Paz said in the h ...
• 20 October 2009
  AMERICA/CHILE - Cardinal Errazuriz tells Chilean youth to be “light of Christ for the world,” in accord with the Pope's Message for Mission Sunday 2009 Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) – Over 70,000 youth participated in the walking pilgrimage to the Shrine of Saint Teresa of the Andes, which took place on October 17, on the eve of Mission Sunday. Having come from al ...