America

• 21 April 2005
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Church in Venezuela thanks God for giving the Church a new universal Shepherd a sign of continuity in the faith founded on the rock which is Peter Caracas (Fides Service) - In a letter of congratulations addressed to His Holiness Benedict XVI the Church in Venezuela said “ we thank God, Three in One, for giving the Church a new universal Shepherd a sign of cont ...
• 21 April 2005
  AMERICA/CHILE - Solemn Mass to thank God for the election of Benedict XVI Santiago de Chile (Fides Service) - On Friday 22 April at midday at the national Shrine of Maipu, the Bishops of Chile united with the Catholics of the nation will thank God for the election of the Supreme Pontiff Benedi ...
• 20 April 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Benedict XVI will open up the Church with ecumenical dialogue” says Archbishop of Porto Alegre Porto Alegre (Fides Service) - Archbishop Dadeus Gringo of Porto Alegre (Brazil) said in a press statement to the media in Brazil, the new Pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI, the first German Pope since the Middle Ages, is a man ...
• 20 April 2005
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - "We greet with happiness and joy our new Holy Father. United to him we renew our commitment to support missionaries": National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States told Fides New York (Fides Service) - Mgr John E. Kozar, National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States sent Fides the following statement after the election of Pope Benedict 16th : “With happiness and jo ...
• 20 April 2005
  AMERICA/CANADA - Aware of the global dimensions of its challenges and problems, contemporary society is searching for a universal pastor and teacher to proclaim the news of salvation, who articulates the joys and the hopes, fears and anxieties of this age”: Canadian Bishops send Message of congratulations to Benedict XVI Ottawa (Fides Service) - Most Reverend Brendan M. O’Brien, Archbishop of St. John’s, Newfoundland, and President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), sent a letter of congratulations to Pope Benedic ...
• 20 April 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - “We have a Pope! After feeling like orphans after the death of our beloved John Paul II we are filled with new joy and hope for the election of Benedict XVI Lima (Fides Service) - The “We have a Pope!” announcement filled Peruvians with joy. “Church bells all over the city rang to announce the election of Benedict XVI for the joy of all our people. After feeling like ...
• 19 April 2005
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Theology and Mission 40 years on from Ad Gentes decree is the theme of 3rd International Mission Symposium in Mexico City Mexico City (Fides Service) - Theology and Mission 40 years on from Ad Gentes decree is the theme of the 3rd International Mission Symposium in Mexico City which opened yesterday 18 April. The symposium promoted by the M ...
• 19 April 2005
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “We must let ourselves be guided by the legacy of Pope John Paul II, pilgrim of peace and mission” says national director of Pontifical Mission Societies at 31stAnnual Missions Meeting Caracas (Fides Service) - Amidst grief for the death of John Paul II and hope for the new Pope the 31st national annual meeting for mission was held in Caracas, Venezuela , 6 to 8 April attended by about 30 people: deleg ...
• 19 April 2005
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Chinese Catholics overseas: “We assure the new Pope Benedict XVI of our prayers for him and for the boat of Catholic Church he has been called to guide” New Jersey (Fides Service) - Mgr Joseph Chiang, head of the National Pastoral Center for the Chinese Apostolate in New Jersay, USA, gave the following statement to Fides after the election of the new Pope: “We are ver ...
• 19 April 2005
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Colombia welcomes new Pope with great joy: “he will guarantee growth in the faith in the world battered by so many ideologies” Bogota (Fides Service) - Colombians have welcomed with great joy the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Vicar of Christ on earth, certain that Benedict XVI will follow along the path traced by Pope John Paul II. � ...
• 19 April 2005
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The newly elected Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI will confirm the people fidelity to God and His will Guadalajara (Fides Service) - “People rushed to the main city square the thank God for giving the Church a new shepherd after his own heart. People cried for joy when they realised the smoke from the Sistine chapel chi ...
• 18 April 2005
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - This serious situation may degenerate into anarchy, dictatorship and conflict between brothers of the same homeland: Catholic Bishops voice concern in an appeal for “Constitution and country” Quito (Fides Service) - “For the Constitution and for the country” is the title of a statement issued by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ecuador regarding the serious situation in the country after President Lu ...
• 18 April 2005
  AMERICA - As the world waits for the election of a new Pope the pilgrim Church in Latin America is united in prayer with the universal Church that the Holy Spirit may guide the conclave of cardinals Rome (Fides Service) - Numerous initiatives are being organised by the local Churches in Latin America to invoke the Holy Spirit to guide the work of the Conclave and enlighten the Cardinals called to elect the next Pope ...
• 16 April 2005
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Diocesan directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies USA mark 40th anniversary of Vatican II decree on the Church’s missionary activity and renew their commitment to proclaim the Gospel Philadelphia (Fides Service) - "Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Decree Ad Gentes, this ‘family on mission’ renews its commitment to carry the Good News of Jesus to all nations": this was the theme of the annu ...
• 15 April 2005
  AMERICA/PERÚ - On Monday 18 April as the conclave opens in the Vatican, Peruvian Catholics in Lima will start uninterrupted prayers to ask God to enlighten and assist the college of Cardinals called to elect the successor of Pope John Paul II Lima (Fides Service) - Aware of the power of prayer and in view of the great responsibility of the College of Cardinals, on Monday 18 April as the conclave opens with Mass in St Peter’s in Rome, Catholics in Lima the c ...