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14 January 2009
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops reject Constitutional amendment calling for unlimited reelection for public authorities and warn of some of the country's problems, at the close of their Plenary Assembly
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Venezuela have published an Exhortation at the close of their Plenary Assembly, held January 7-13 (see Fides 9/1/2008) in which they analyze their country's situation at present ...
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13 January 2009
AMERICA/MEXICO - Everything set for tomorrow's opening of the 6th World Meeting of Families, with the theme: “The Family: Teacher of Human and Christian Values”
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – Everything is prepared in Mexico City, awaiting the inauguration of the 6th World Meeting of Families, with the theme: “The Family: Teacher of Human and Christian Values,” which will t ...
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13 January 2009
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - The Church makes a call to participate in the city and legal elections on Sunday, January 18: “all of us are protagonists and subjects in politics.”
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops' Conference of El Salvador (CEDES) has made an announcement asking all citizens to participate in the vote to be held on Sunday, 18 for city and legislative representatives, a ...
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12 January 2009
AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Sunday, January 18, national collection in all parishes for earthquake victims
San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Costa Rica is organizing a national collection that will take place this Sunday, January 18, in all the parishes of the country, to benefit the victims of the earthquak ...
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12 January 2009
AMERICA/PANAMA - The Bishops invite the people to participate in upcoming general elections as an opportunity to foster hope and strengthen democracy
Panama City (Agenzia Fides) - “As Bishops, we wish to make our voice heard, on the eve of the elections for new national and local leaders, in this time in which as Panamanians, we our experiencing great opportunities ...
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9 January 2009
AMERICA/MEXICO - Cardinal Ivan Dias recalls the importance of formation, vocational discernment, and the spiritual life of the missionary in his message sent for the inauguration of the IX General Chapter of the Missionaries of Guadalupe
Guadalajara (Agenzia Fides) – “The General Chapter is an historical event and a moment of special grace for any Institution, during which the members of the Chapter and the Institution itself live in the presence of ...
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8 January 2009
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - In response to the wave of violence sweeping across the nation, the Archdiocese of Guatemala is organizing a Peace Walk on January 10
Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Rodolfo Quezada Toruño, Archbishop of Guatemala, has asked the faithful of his Archdiocese to participate in a Peace Walk being organized by the Archdiocese of Guatemala, in p ...
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8 January 2009
AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The Continental Mission “is not an option, it is a necessary duty to be assumed by every ecclesial community” says Bishops' Conference President, calling for a “rediscovery of the decisive importance of the laity”
San José (Agenzia Fides) – “The Great Continental Mission in Costa Rica will be a call to stay close to the Lord. It will mean lighting a star to show the path along which to find and to adore the one true God ”. ...
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7 January 2009
AMERICA/MEXICO - Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican Secretary of State, appointed Pontifical Legate for the World Meeting of Families
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – Almost everything is prepared for the arrival of nearly 30 Cardinals and 200 Bishops who will come from all over the world, in addition to many families, to attend the 6th World Meeting of ...
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22 December 2008
AMERICA/PERU - In their Christmas Message, the Bishops tell people to look upon the poverty of children
Lima (Agenzia Fides) – The announcement of the birth of the Savior “is a cause for joy and hope; a source of strength for overcoming the culture of violence and death and for building solidarity, progress, and peace ...
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22 December 2008
AMERICA/MEXICO - For the first time, the flame from Bethlehem to Mexico will bring a “light of hope” to all homes.
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – For the first time, the flame that the Scouts send from Bethlehem to Europe and the United States will reach Mexico, as well. The flame reached the “Templo Expiatorio Cristo” (Old Basi ...
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22 December 2008
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Thanksgiving Mass in Corrientes, for the 30th anniversary of the Papal Mediation: “Chileans and Argentineans, by the grace of God, were able to escape from the shadows of an imminent and threatening war, with the hope of peace.”
Corrientes (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Andres Stanovnik of Corrientes (Argentina) presided a Mass in Thanksgiving for the 30th anniversary of the mediation effort made by Pope John Paul II in the conflict over the Bea ...
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19 December 2008
AMERICA/MEXICO - Cardinal Norberto Rivera asks everyone to take an active role in the 6th World Meeting of Families
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “Now that this important international Meeting is approaching, in continuity with the Letter I wrote to all the priests of our Archdiocese in preparation for this event (see Fides 21/5/200 ...
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19 December 2008
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Christmas Message from the Bishops of Patagonia: “Christmas means saying 'no' to indifference, 'no' to only worrying about one's own welfare without being aware of the urgent needs of others, 'no' to a passive attitude on many urgent challenges.”
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of the region of Patagonia-Comahue (the Dioceses of Alto Valle, Comodoro Rivadavia, Neuquén, Río Gallegos, San Carlos de Bariloche, and Viedma) have written a Christmas Mes ...
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19 December 2008
AMERICA/CUBA - Hopes and wishes for 2009 in the Christmas Message from the Bishop of Guantanamo
Guantanamo (Agenzia Fides) - “Every Christmas is a celebration for God and for mankind,” says Bishop Wilfred Pino Estevez of the Diocese of Guantanamo-Baracoa (Cuba) in a Message sent to all the faithful on this Chri ...
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