America

• 19 June 2006
  AMERICA/CUBA - Cuban Bishops’ pastoral plan aims to foster Christ centred spirituality and a laity aware of its vocation, strengthened in missionary spirit with new ardour, creativity and courage Havana (Agenzia Fides) - “Together to Build Tomorrow” is the title of a 2006-2010 pastoral plan issued by the Catholic Bishops of Cuba to mark the 20th anniversary of the National Meeting of the Catholic Church which ...
• 17 June 2006
  AMERICA - Continental Marian Pastoral Meeting focuses on Latin American Catholics’ love for Mary and new paths for Marian devotion Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - As part of preparations in local Churches for CELAM 5, a Continental Meeting on Marian Pastoral has been organised render more profound the encounter with the living Jesus Christ, by means o ...
• 17 June 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops of Southern Pastoral Region issue message to encourage the faithful to continue on-going formation and draw new strength from the Holy Spirit Acapulco (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Mexico’s Southern Pastoral Region have addressed a message to encourage priests, men and women religious, committed lay people, all Catholics and all men and women of good will ...
• 16 June 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - “Eucharist source and summit of the life and mission of the Church”: 2nd Symposium on the Eucharist in Lima from 19 to 23 June Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Following a successful 1st Symposium on the Eucharist organised in Barranco, a district of Lima, in June 2005 to mark the Year of the Eucharist, a second Symposium has been convoked with the “Eu ...
• 16 June 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Church concerned for social situation: poverty and maginalisation only slightly reduced Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “The social situation in Argentina is still concerning because of the high percentage of poor people” said Bishop Jorge Casaretto president of both the Argentinean Bishops’ Commission for Soc ...
• 14 June 2006
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - On the solemnity of Corpus Christi in Belo Horizonte beatification of Dutch born missionary Fr Eustaquio Van Lieshout who devoted his life to serving the poor and the suffering Belo Horizonte (Agenzia Fides) - On Thursday 15 June, Solemnity of Corpus Christi, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Cardinal José Saraiva Martins, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints will preside Mass for the ...
• 14 June 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - 1st Updating Scripture Seminar for Bishops: refreshing knowledge of Scripture to offer the faithful the immense riches of the Word of God Guarne (Agenzia Fides) - “Therefore, all the clergy must hold fast to the Sacred Scriptures through diligent sacred reading and careful study, especially the priests of Christ and others, such as deacons and catechists ...
• 13 June 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “From Vatican II to New Evangelisation”: refresher course in theology for priests Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - “From Vatican II to New Evangelisation” is the theme of a refresher course in theology for priests to be held 3-7 July in Mexico City. The year 2005 was important for the universal Churc ...
• 13 June 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - 5th anniversary of Catholic.net web site: Mass of thanksgiving at Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe presided by Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Tuesday 20 June Catholic.net web site will mark five years of service to the Church in Spanish. A solemn mass of thanksgiving at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be presided by Car ...
• 9 June 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Jesus Christ is Lord: Sonson-Rionegro Diocesan Mission in preparation of 50th anniversary of foundation Sonson-Rionegro (Agenzia Fides) - Sonson-Rionegro diocese in Colombia is preparing to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2007, we are informed by Mgr. Iván Cadavid head of diocesan pastoral care. To prepare well for this ...
• 9 June 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “It is part of the Church’s mission to indicate human and Christian values which broaden the horizons of solutions to concrete problems of migration": 2nd Continental Meeting on Migration and Refugees conclusions Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The 2nd Continental Meeting on Migration and Refugees promoted by the Human Mobility section of CELAM issued a message and statement of conclusions and guidelines. Present for the meeting in Bog ...
• 8 June 2006
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Damas Salesianas open new medical centre for poor people in Cuenca Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On June 5th the Francisco de Sales Centre run by the Damas Salesianas opened a new medical care centre complete with a team of expert doctors and nurses and modern equipment for diagnosis and labor ...
• 8 June 2006
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “Keep God in School”: Week of Religious Instruction in Schools as new law wants to restict religious formation to the family Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - As teachers, parents and student representatives discuss a proposed new Education Law, the country is celebrating the Week of Religious Instruction in Schools 5 to 9 June. National coordinator C ...
• 7 June 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - On Feast of Corpus Christi Callao diocese starts Marian Jubilee Year to mark 4th centenary of the shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Carmel Callao (Fides Service) - The diocese of Callao in Peru is preparing to celebrate the 4th centenary of the Shrine of Our Lady of Carmel of the Legua. For the occasion the Bishop of Callao, Bishop Miguel Irizar, has called ...
• 7 June 2006
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops give members of parliament copies of the Bible and the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Bible and the Social Doctrine of the Church as resources in the struggle to eliminate poverty in Bolivia. The Catholic Bishops of Bolivia have taken an unprecedented initiative deciding to se ...