America

• 26 March 2008
  AMERICA/CANADA - Easter Sunday marks the last stretch for the Ark of the New Covenant, in preparation for the International Eucharistic Congress Ontario (Agenzia Fides) - Easter Sunday, March 23 marks the beginning of the last stretch in the pilgrimage, which starts in Midland (Ontario). The Ark will travel some 16,000 kilometers before arriving in Quebec City on ...
• 26 March 2008
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - General Guidelines for Evangelization Activities, the Great Continental Mission among topics of discussion for upcoming Bishops’ General Assembly Itaci (Agenzia Fides) - The Brazilian Bishops will be holding their 46th General Assembly in Itaci, April 2-11. The central theme for the assembly will be the new General Guidelines for Evangelization Activities in the C ...
• 17 March 2008
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Bishops call for a correct “sexual education towards love, in accord with our condition as rational beings and in an effort to strengthen the institution of the family” Panama City (Agenzia Fides) - The Permanent Committee of the Panamanian Bishops’ Conference has recently published a statement manifesting their perspectives on the two draft bills that are trying to be introduced in t ...
• 17 March 2008
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Message from the Bishops’ Conference on upcoming elections and an analysis of the country’s and the Church’s situation Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Paraguay recently held a Plenary Assembly in conjunction with the Major Superiors of Religious Orders in Paraguay, during which they analyzed and reflected on the contents of the ...
• 14 March 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Pastoral guidelines from the Bishops regarding the Government Constitution: “create a climate of openness, make room for dialogue, facilitate social accord, reestablish legality La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - Just days before Holy Week 2008, the Episcopal Conference of Bolivia has issued a document entitled, “That the people may have life,” in which they offer a series of pastoral guidelines on th ...
• 13 March 2008
  AMERICA/CANADA - Bishops write Pastoral Letter to faithful: contemplate nature to discover the mystery of life and its Creator, use our goods in generous support of others Ottawa (Agenzia Fides) - The Social Affairs Commission of the Canadian Bishops’ Conference has published a Pastoral Letter entitled, “Our Relationship with the Environment: The Need for Conversion.” As part of the ...
• 13 March 2008
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The United States prepares for the Holy Father’s visit. The Bishops’ Conference launches a blog on preparations and reflections on the meaning of this visit. Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in the United States is working intensely to prepare for the visit of the Holy Father Benedict XVI, which will take place April 15-20. In honor of this event, they have launche ...
• 13 March 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Celebration of the Day of the Unborn Child, an effort to elevate maternity as a clear sign of life and hope La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - On March 25th, the feast of the Annunciation, the Family Pastoral Care section of the Bolivian Bishops’ Conference will join the various teams from among the dioceses in presenting the Day of t ...
• 12 March 2008
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Possibilities and Challenges of the Latin American Family”: theme for the preparatory Congress in June for the 6th World Family Encounter Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - June 5-7, there will be a Latin American Family Congress held in Argentina, with the theme: “Possibilities and Challenges of the Latin American Family.” The Congress is being held in pr ...
• 12 March 2008
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - 5th National Missionary Congress, to recover the missionary strength of the Church in Bolivia and awaken missionary conscientiousness in all sectors Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - “Today we are living in a time of grace.(cf. DA, 548) Aparecida offers us a beautiful itinerary for fulfilling our missionary vocation, starting with that command we receive to “go and ma ...
• 11 March 2008
  AMERICA/PERU - Celebration of Unborn Child Day: “the unalienable right to life of the human being is a natural law written deep in the heart of every man.” Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The Peruvian Episcopal Conference’s Commission for the Family and Defense of Life invites all to join in celebrating, on March 25, Unborn Child Day, especially in our time, when “life is threat ...
• 11 March 2008
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - “The Church is trying to respond to the present needs, by supporting support of farmers, working in favor of women, and education”: Interview with the Pro-Vicar Apostolic of Peten Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Ottavio Sassu, OP, Pro-Vicar Apostolic for the Vicariate of Peten, which depends from the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, was in Rome for his recent “Ad Limina Apostolorum” ...
• 10 March 2008
  AMERICA/CUBA - Visit of the Secretary General of Missionary Childhood to groups of children and adolescents from the country’s 11 dioceses Havana (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Patricio Byrne, Secretary General of the Pontifical Society of Missionary Childhood, visited the various dioceses of Cuba February 25-March 5, according to a statement made to Agenzia Fides b ...
• 10 March 2008
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - “A living Church with an abundance of vocations, over 2,000 catechists, and 23 martyrs, despite today’s numerous problems and challenges...” - Interview with the Apostolic Vicar of Izabal. Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Guatemala is divided into 12 diocese and 2 Apostolic Vicariates, one of which is the Apostolic Vicariate of Izabal, that depends on the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its Apostolic ...
• 7 March 2008
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Colombia-Ecuador Conflict: today at 12noon, an Our Father “for peace in Colombia.” Meeting held for the 22 Presidents of Episcopal Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Following a meeting with Colombia’s President Alvaro Uribe, Cardinal Pedro Saenz Rubiano, Archbishop of Bogota, declared that “this is a tough and difficult situation, but it shows what the g ...