America

• 27 June 2007
  AMERICA/CUBA - For the first time CELAM will hold its Ordinary Assembly in Cuba 10 to 13 July, which will follow pastoral lines issued by the 5th General Conference of the Council of Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean in Aparecida in May and elect a new executive council Havana (Agenzia Fides) - The 31st Ordinary Assembly of the Council of Latin American Bishops' Conferences CELAM will take place in Havana at Casa San Juan Maria from the 10 to 13 July. This is the first CELAM assembly to ...
• 26 June 2007
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - 20,000 demonstrators want new Constitution to guarantee respect for human life and the family and not to introduce legal abortion Sucre (Agenzia Fides) - Some 20,000 people of all ages, whole families, young people and school children took part in a march through the streets of Sucre, Bolivia, demanding that the nation's new Constitution respect fo ...
• 26 June 2007
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Catholic Bishops call Catholics to join a Continental Mission to go out in search of those who are far from the Church and assume the challenge of evangelisation while not overlooking social duties Mexico City(Agenzia Fides) - Almost a month after the conclusion of 5th General Conference of the Council of Bishops' Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean in Aparecida, Brazil, the Bishops of Mexico have calle ...
• 25 June 2007
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Bishops say proposal to give same sex unions the status of the institution of marriage “is totally inopportune from the point of view of natural law, constitutional right and, for us as Christians, the law of God ” San José (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Costa Rica has issued a statement with regard to a proposal put forward by a few members of the national assembly to give unions between same sex couples th ...
• 22 June 2007
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Catholic Bishops denounce corruption which discredits politics and institutions and call for a radical reform in the present political system Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - 'Democracy and Ethics' was the title of a statement issued by the Catholic Bishops of Brazil at the end of a meeting of the Standing Council in which they reflected on the political situation a ...
• 22 June 2007
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Church in Chile will mark “International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking” confirming its commitment in this field Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - With the slogan "For life, all voices, all hands... ", the Catholic Bishops' office for pastoral care of alcoholism and drug abuse PANAD has called on Catholics all over the country to mark the ...
• 21 June 2007
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Archbishop of Oaxaca calls for reforms to meet needs and aspirations of all Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Oaxaca has appealed for national reforms to involve the authorities and the people in general in order to overcome the present "social emergency". Archbishop José Luis Chávez ...
• 20 June 2007
  AMERICA/CUBA - 3rd Holy Childhood Congress celebrates 15 years of activity in Cuba: "With Jesus and Mary missionaries all day long" Camaguey (Agenzia Fides) - "With Jesus and Mary, missionaries all day long" is the theme of the 3rd Holy Childhood Congress to be held in 13 - 25 July in Camaguey, Fr. Raúl Rodríguez Dago, national director of the Pont ...
• 19 June 2007
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “The continent of hope must also be also the continent of love, life and peace”: says Archbishop of Antequera-Oaxaca after CELAM 5 Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop José Luis Chávez Botello of Antequera-Oaxaca, Mexico, addressed a brief letter to the faithful "A new start for hope and life", sharing his experience during the 5th General Conferen ...
• 18 June 2007
  AMERICA - Respective Catholic Bishops call on governments of USA and Mexico to “work together to put an end to suffering experienced by emigrants of both countries ” San Bernardino (Agenzia Fides) - In a joint statement the Emigration Committee of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the United States and the Commission for pastoral of human mobility of the Catholic Bishops Conference ...
• 15 June 2007
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Preparation for 1st National Mission Congress in May 2008 “Parish, a missionary community" San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Salvador will hold its 1st National Mission Congress next year 16 - 18 May on the theme "The Parish, a missionary community" with the slogan "Missionary Parish without Frontie ...
• 14 June 2007
  AMERICA/CANADA - National Symposium on the Theology of the Body, the real meaning of love, marriage and the family Edmonton (Agenzia Fides) - Catholics, parents and educators and young couples especially, will take part in a 1st National Symposium on the Theology of the Body 15-16 June in Edmonton, Alberta organised by the Catholic O ...
• 13 June 2007
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Course of missionary animation and spirituality for young people: it is a necessity and a priority to know foundations and criteria for evangelisation Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - Some 60 youth leaders from parishes in Guatemala City will take part in a Course of missionary animation and spirituality for young people organised by the Pontifical Mission Socities in ...
• 13 June 2007
  AMERICA/CHILE - Sunday 1 July Communications Day in Chile: “necessity of moral judgement with regard to the quality of programmes watched by children adolescents and the impact these programmes have ” Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - Sunday 1 July Chile will mark the annual Communications Day with the same theme for reflection used in the rest of the Church "Children and the Media: a challenge to Education". To help diocese ...
• 12 June 2007
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops call on Supreme Court to verify with impartiality according to the law, the unconstitutionality of the recent legislation to legalise abortion Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Mexico has issued a statement "The dignity of human life and justice" calling on the Supreme Court of Mexico to act with impartiality and according to the ...