America

• 16 May 2008
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - First National Missionary Congress begins today, with the goal of spreading missionary awareness on all levels San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - Today, May 16, until Sunday, May 18, the First National Missionary Congress in El Salvador is being held. Its theme is: “Missionary Parish, beyond the Frontiers.” This First Missionary ...
• 16 May 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Archbishop of La Plata clarifies that the Church is opposed to a reductionist version of sexual education without reference to the nature of the person La Plata (Agenzia Fides) - In response to the intense criticism spread by feminist activist groups, Archbishop Hector Aguer of La Plata clarified that the Catholic Church is not opposed to sexual education in schools, ho ...
• 15 May 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Church requests that the wave of violence and murder end, as it is “a grave threat to Mexico’s peace and reveals the breakdown of the social fabric” Culiacan (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Benjamín Jiménez Hernández of Culiacan (Mexico) sent an urgent message to all priests, religious, and laity in his Diocese, promoting social peace in response to the growing number of ...
• 15 May 2008
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops congratulate teachers on the day in their honor, recognizing their “contribution to the formation of future generations and, in this manner, the progress of our country.” Guadalajara (Agenzia Fides) - With the occasion of Teacher’s Day in Mexico, on May 15, the Bishops’ Conference issued a message entitled, “Teachers, Architects of Culture,” in which they “congratulate all the c ...
• 15 May 2008
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Over 600,000 Ecuadorians support the Bishops’ Conference’s contributions to the Constitution Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Antonio Arregui of Guayaquil, President of the Ecuadorian Bishops’ Conference, joined by other Church authorities and representatives of various sectors, presented over 600,000 signat ...
• 14 May 2008
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - The Church is willing to support the new 10-Year Plan for Education, “in order to contribute to the process of guaranteeing a quality education based on genuine human values.” Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Dominican Republic’s Bishops’ Conference issued a statement on some of their observations regarding the 10-Year Plan for Education 2008 that was presented on April 29 of this year. ...
• 14 May 2008
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Bishops express concern for possible irreversible damages in mining projects, as they go against human life and the environment San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of San Salvador, Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle, in a press conference held in San Salvador’s Cathedral on May 11, warned of the irreversible damages that may be caused ...
• 13 May 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - Archdiocese of Havana sees dreams come true with the construction of a new seminary Havana (Agenzia Fides) - According to the Archdiocesan magazine “Palabra,” just outside the city of Havana, about 150 km. from the city’s historic center, the new Archdiocesan Seminary of “San Carlos y San Ambros ...
• 13 May 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - “Aparecida is a voice of hope and a call to strengthen our Catholic identity, the sacramental life, and charity.” Interview with the Archbishop of Lima, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Archbishop of Lima, was recently in Rome for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. In an interview with Agenzia ...
• 12 May 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - The Archbishop of Lima calls for a “support chain” for those suffering from the cold so that the “Great Mission of Lima” may begin bearing fruit Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Archbishop of Lima made an appeal from Rome, where he has been participating in the 50th anniversary celebrations for the Pontifical Commission for Latin America ...
• 12 May 2008
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - New Pastoral Guidelines presented, so that communities may be open to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit in promoting permanent missionary awareness and action Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) - On the Solemnity of Pentecost, the Bishops of Uruguay’s 10 dioceses presented their faithful with the new Pastoral Guidelines that will serve for the five-year term of 2008-2013 in guiding ...
• 8 May 2008
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Pro-abortion legislation is unanimously blocked Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Commission of Social Security and the Family of the National Congress unanimously vetoed the Draft Bill 1135/91 that sought to decriminalize voluntary abortion. All 33 votes were against th ...
• 8 May 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Political crisis in Bolivia: “The Catholic Church will continue accompanying and supporting the people in their worries and hopes, maintaining the values of unity, peace, and the common good.” Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - The political crisis in Bolivia has continued to intensify following the referendum on May 4 in the Santa Cruz region. The voting was marked by violence; one person died and dozens were injur ...
• 7 May 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - Cuba’s Bishops journey to the Sanctuary of “Nuestra Señora de la Caridad” in Spain to visit the historic roots of their Patroness, the “Queen of Cuba” for 400 years Illescas (Agenzia Fides) - Today, May 7, the members of the Cuban Bishops’ Conference, led by their President, Archbishop Juan Garcia of Camaguey, after having completed their Ad Limina visit to the Vatican, will visit ...
• 7 May 2008
  AMERICA - CELAM leaders visit Rome for the 50th anniversary of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. Presentation of the Continental Mission Document Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Raymundo Damasceno Assis of Aparecida, President of CELAM (the Latin American Bishops’ Council), and Auxiliary Bishop Victor Sanchez Espinosa of Mexico City, Secretary General of CELAM ...