America

• 19 February 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - FAO Report: severe food crisis in 32 countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America; worries about the droughts in China and Argentina New York (Agenzia Fides) – The problems unleashed as a result of the severe food crisis that has strick entire regions of the planet continue to be of interest to millions of people, especially in the southern hemisphe ...
• 18 February 2009
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Bishops call on the population to remember their responsibility in building a nation based on permanent values Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – As they do every year, the Bishops of the Dominican Republic have presented the people of their nation with a message of faith, hope, and love, in honor of National Independence Day, Feb ...
• 18 February 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Close of the second week of the Missiology Course, a time of intense missionary training Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - “The second week of the Missiology Course has been a time of intence missionary training,” Agenzia Fides was told by Sr. Mariel Robledo, HJ, National Secretary of the Propagation of the ...
• 17 February 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops' from America meet, in promotion of communion and solidarity amongst the countries Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – Last week, at the Assembly Residence of the Argentinian Bishops' Conference, the Bishops of the Church in America held their 34th Meeting. The theme was “Personal relationship with Chr ...
• 17 February 2009
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Catholic Church Commission to oversee elections Panama City (Agenzia Fides) – The Electoral Tribunal (in Spanish, TE) of Panama has signed an agreement allowing the Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Church in Panama to undertake electoral observation, wit ...
• 17 February 2009
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Trafficking in human persons: the most exploited are women destined for prostitution (79%); in Africa, the primary victims are children (uncertain the number) recruited for forced labor Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Sexual exploitation and forced labor constitute the most widely spread forms of trafficking in human persons, according to the first Global Report on Trafficking in Persons, recently presented by ...
• 17 February 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Church shows its solidarity with landslide victims; Ash Wednesday collection will go to families affected Salta (Agenzia Fides) – Caritas Argentina is supporting the refugee families from the city of Tartagal, which one week ago were hit by a landslide that officials say has killed at least two people and left severe damag ...
• 16 February 2009
  AMERICA/CUBA - The Church considers February 14 assassination of Spanish priest “a strange and unusual incident” Havana (Agenzia Fides) – The Archdiocese of Havana has released a statement expressing its condolences to the family members and friends and brother priests of Spanish religious Fr. Eduardo de la Fuente Serrano, who wa ...
• 16 February 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - At the close of their Plenary Assembly, Bishops reaffirm their commitment to fight for peace, against poverty, injustice, and violence Bogotá (Agenzia Fides) - “As Bishops, following this Assembly, we feel prepared to begin work plans, programs and activities that truly allow us to be light to the world and credible testimonies in the work of forming ...
• 16 February 2009
  AMERICA/PERU - At the close of the Latin American Meeting on Pastoral Ministry for Indigenous Peoples: call to defend life and rights of peoples, frequently threatened Lima (Agenzia Fides) - “We express our solidarity with the Bishops' statement and that of the pastoral ministers to the indigenous peoples in Peru, on 'The Value and Development of the Amazon Peoples,' and we denounce ...
• 13 February 2009
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Argentina facing one of its worst droughts in the last 50 years, with substantial losses in crops and livestock Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – Argentina, one of the largest producers of grain and meat, is now suffering one of the worst droughts in the last 50 years, with substantial losses in crops and livestocj, and with few po ...
• 13 February 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Mexico celebrates World Day of the Holy Childhood Association and Missionary Youth on February 15 Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – Like every year, hundreds of children and youth will join in celebrating the World Day of the Holy Childhood Association and Missionary Youth (DOMINF), which in Mexico is on February 15 (t ...
• 12 February 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops express their grief at the massacre of indigenous peoples and reaffirm their desire to collaborate in the peace process Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Church in Colombia has reaffirmed its complete willingness to participate in the dialogue process with the various armed groups. This is what has been expressed by various Bishops ...
• 12 February 2009
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops' proposals in response to the economic crisis: everyone is responsible and should show greater sensitivity Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Mexico have issued a press statement in which they ask all the sectors of Mexican society to reach a joint agreement in facing the economic crisis that is affecting the coun ...
• 12 February 2009
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - CELAM's concern for the serious global financial crisis Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – At the close of the meeting held by the Bishops in charge of the various Departments and Commissions in CELAM (Latin American Bishops' Council), which took place in Bogota, February 5 and 6, a ...