America

• 17 July 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishop of Santa Rosa reminds lay Catholics of their role to spread the Christian message in all areas of society and to protect human life and the family Santa Rosa (Agenzia Fides) - In a pastoral letter with the title The Role of the Laity to protect Life and the Family, Bishop Rinaldo Fidel Brédice, of Santa Rosa (Argentina) said “The Future of Argentina is forged in ...
• 14 July 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The best way to celebrate is to "renew our apostolic fervour in order to be in a permanent state of mission" Bishop calls “Year of Intense Evangelisation” to mark 50th anniversary of the diocese Lomas de Zamora (Agenzia Fides) - The diocese of Lomas de Zamora Argentina is preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its foundation on 29 June 2007. The diocesan Bishop Agustín Radrizzani has called for a “Ye ...
• 14 July 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “The destruction of the family is a strategy which promotes the manipulation of society with consequences not only social, psychic and spiritual, but also economic and political ": Christian Family Movement statement on life and the family Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Family Movement of Argentina has issued a statement on life and the family entitled "Family, strive to proclaim with courage the Gospel of Love". The purpose of the statement ...
• 13 July 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “It is our duty to remind people of the primacy of God in our life, of the God who created us and by whom we will all be judged one day” say Catholic Bishops of Mexico after bomb attacks in Bombay Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “With deep sadness we heard through the media the news of the bomb blasts in Bombay, and we wish to express our solidarity with all those affected by the tragedy and assure them of our spi ...
• 11 July 2006
  AMERICA/CANADA - Marian Rosary Mission in Quebec and Ontario: excited Catholics in Toronto and Montreal wait to welcome and venerate image of Our Lady of Pompei Toronto (Agenzia Fides) - A ten day Marian Rosary Mission across the Canadian regions of Quebec and Ontario started on Monday July 10. The pilgrim image of the Blessed Virgin Mary Our Lady of Pompei taken across Austral ...
• 11 July 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - "We are looking for priests willing to come to evangelise and help with Christian formation" says Vicar Apostolic of Pucallpa Valencia (Agenzia Fides) - "We have one priest for every 25,000 people and we are looking for priests willing to come to the Amazon region of Peru to help with Christian formation". This call was launched by Bishop Juan ...
• 10 July 2006
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - 1st National Hispanic Youth Pastoral Meeting: in 15 years time more than 50% of Catholics in the US will be Hispanic Indiana (Agenzia Fides) - About 2,300 young people and 20 bishops attended a 1st National Hispanic Youth Pastoral Meeting (PENPJH) at Notre Dame University Indiana, 8-11 June, Fides was informed by Fr Manuel Peláez, Coo ...
• 7 July 2006
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Catholic Bishops discuss situation of seminaries, Church Council of Venezuela and next year’s CELAM general conference Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday 6 July the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Venezuela opened its 86th ordinary assembly in Montalban, Caracas during which the Bishops will discuss various aspects of the situation o ...
• 7 July 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops join debate on new education law: “Education must be at the service of the integral development of the person... it must create conditions for the growth of a society where there is more justice and solidarity” Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Argentina is considering the government proposal to reform the education law, hoping that the new law will maintain the spirit of the old law, respect freedom of education, th ...
• 5 July 2006
  AMERICA/CANADA - Initiatives to increase missionary awareness in view of World Mission Sunday; new Holy Childhood web site and commitment Montreal (Agenzia Fides) - With great enthusiasm the French speaking section of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Canada is preparing for World Mission Sunday 22 October. In June heads of missionary pastoral from ...
• 5 July 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Final statement from Latin American Businessmen and Bishops after Symposium of on the theme ‘business creates jobs and spreads prosperity’ Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - About seventy businessmen and bishops from 15 different Latin American countries at the invitation of the Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences CELAM and the International Union ...
• 4 July 2006
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - 1st International Meeting on Bio-Ethics in Paraguay 5 to 7 July Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - From 5 to 7 July the city of Asuncion in Paraguay will host the 1st International Meeting on Bio-Ethics promoted jointly by the Consortium of Catholic Doctors in Paraguay and the Pontifical Ac ...
• 4 July 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Latin American Managers and Bishops discuss social responsibility of businesses to create jobs and spread prosperity, international trade and migrations Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Managers and bishops from Argentina, Uruguay and Chile met 3 and 4 July in Pilar, province of Buenos Aires to discuss the social responsibility of businesses to create jobs and spread prosp ...
• 3 July 2006
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Catholic Bishops express concern for violence in various regions of the country Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) -In a statement entitled ‘Justice and Peace will Kiss’, the Catholic Bishops of Brazil have voiced concern for increasing violence in various regions of the vast country. At their 44th genera ...
• 30 June 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "Lay Catholic: you are a disciple and missionary. Let us walk together": 1st national meeting of committees of lay people associated with mission institutes and congregations Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "Lay Catholic: you are a disciple and missionary. Let us walk together " is the slogan of the 1st national meeting of committees of lay people associated with mission institutes and congregations ...