America

• 27 February 2006
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - “We call on the people to have hope and to work to the best of their ability to build a better homeland rich in peace, harmony and solidarity” say Catholic Bishops in plenary assembly San Jose (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops of Costa Rica have urged the people to help build a better country every effort. In a statement issued at the end of the 91st plenary assembly held 20 - 23 February in San ...
• 24 February 2006
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Evangelisation on line in Brazil: starting March 1st new Catholic portal will offer ethic and Christian viewpoint of national and world events Brasilia (Fides Service) - On March 1 there will be the official launching of a new Catholic portal www.portalcatolico.org.br for evangelisation on line in Brazil. Directed by Rev. Oswaldo Gerolin Filho the new portal ...
• 24 February 2006
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - National directors of Pontifical Mission Societies in Central America countries: presentation of project for Central American ad gentes Mission Centre and call for every country to have its own National Mission Council San Salvador (Fides Service) - From 13 to 16 February national directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies and pastoral delegates from six central American countries Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador ...
• 23 February 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - 2nd national meeting for lay missionaries: strengthen lay missionary network , launch global formative process, prepare 1st meeting forlay missionaries ad gentes Lima (Fides Service) - Peru’s National Mission Centre CENAMIS has called a 2nd national meeting for lay missionaries. The meeting in Lima 27-28 February at the head offices of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference will g ...
• 23 February 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - “Young people! arise, listen, nourished with the Eucharist set out to walk with Jesus”: 4,000 young people attend 1st Congress for family catechesis animators Lima (Fides Service) - Some 4,000 young people from all over Peru are attending the 1st Congress for family catechesis animators 23 to 26 February at the Salesian School in Brena, Lima capital of Peru. The slogan of the ...
• 21 February 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - Celebrations for 50th anniversary of the Apostolic Vicariate of Pucallpa and arrival of first missionaries of the Quebec Society for Foreign Missions Pucallpa (Fides Service) - The Apostolic Vicariate of Pucallpa is celebrating this month the 50th anniversary of its foundation and the arrival of the first missionaries of the Quebec Society for Foreign Missions. Cel ...
• 20 February 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - www.vicariatojaenperu.org from the Peruvian forests: Jaen Apostolic Vicariate launches its own web page Jaen (Fides Service) - To make more information available to more people with regard to the Church and church activities in and around Jaen in Peru, the Apostolic Vicariate of Jaen has launched its own web sitewww.vicari ...
• 20 February 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The value of human life, commitment to social well being and peace and elimination of poverty must be priority goals in any political programme: Colombian Bishops issue message in view of elections Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of their recent plenary assembly the Catholic Bishops of Colombia issued a message in view of coming elections intended to “educate and enlighten the consciences of citizens especia ...
• 18 February 2006
  AMERICA - Lay responsibility and lay formation to renew the Church in America: theme of 34ª meeting of Bishops of Canada, United States and Latin America Toronto (Fides Service) - Bishops representing Conferences of the United States USCCB, Canada CECC and Latin America and the Caribbean CELAM gathered for the 34th Inter-America Meeting 14 and 15 February in Toronto Canad ...
• 16 February 2006
  AMERICA/PANAMA - “Evangelisation, principal task for Panama Catholics”, says Bishop Audilio Aguilar Aguilar Vatican City (Fides Service) - “Our main task is to evangelise young people and families”, says Bishop Audilio Aguilar Aguilar of Colón-Kuna Yala, Panama. “And while we are organising diocesan meetings to propose ...
• 16 February 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - “All of us, as individuals and as a community, must work for the transformation and moral regeneration of our country”: say Catholic Bishops two months ahead of elections Lima (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops of Peru have issued ethical guidelines for electors and candidates to encourage reflection and responsibility for the nation in view of elections in two months time. In the sta ...
• 15 February 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - 1st annual meeting of Missionary Youth pastoral delegates will examine progress made and draft plan of formation and action Lima (Fides Service) - Lima will host 1st annual meeting of Missionary Youth pastoral delegates 25 and 26 February organised by SENAJUMI the national office for Missionary Youth, part of the Pontifical Mission Societies ...
• 14 February 2006
  AMERICA - Compendium of the Social Teaching of the Church presented in Central America Havana (Fides Service) - The new Compendium of the Social Teaching of the Catholic Church will be presented in the coming days in Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico with an illustration of the fundamental lines of ...
• 13 February 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - In the present situation Mexico needs lay people to opt for the truth and the common good: Bishops call on Catholics not to give in the delusion or apathy Mexico City (Fides) - “Your task is to contribute with the values of the Gospel to the rebuilding of Mexican society and politics. This is the time for sharing and commitment, the time for faith, hope, presence and act ...
• 9 February 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Ethics must be the basis for behaviour in public life national and international: conclusions of World Ethics Forum Guadalajara (Fides Service) - From 27 to 29 January a World Ethics Forum was held in Mexico (see Fides 10/12/2005) to promote ethics as the basis for behaviour in national and international public life. The Forum was hel ...