America
13 November 2004
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Escuintla diocese opens first Diocesan Mission Congress “With Mary to proclaim the Gospel of life and peace”
Escuintla (Fides Service) - “With Mary to proclaim the Gospel of life and peace” is the slogan chosen for Escuintla diocese’s first Diocesan Mission Congress which opened on 12 November. Priests, religious and lay ...
12 November 2004
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “Family Solidarity, a duty today”: for 14 years the Catholic Church in Venezuela has worked to defend the family and family values with a special Week of reflection and activities
Caracas (Fides Service) - Concerned by the spread of violence as a culture of life, for the past fourteen years the Catholic Bishops of Venezuela have promoted initiatives to improve the situation and promote peace. Thr ...
11 November 2004
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - “The country is walking a dramatic and painful Via Crucis” say deeply concerned Bishops of Paraguay as they encourage the people not to lose hope, “necessary and possible”, calling Christians to work to change the situation
Asuncion (Fides Service) - ‘Hope is necessary and possible’ was the title of a statement issued by the Bishops of Paraguay at the end of their 172nd plenary assembly. The statement was divided in four parts each with ...
10 November 2004
AMERICA/PERU - “Migrants: weavers of equal integration at frontiers Bolivia, Chile and Peru”. Message from 2nd Meeting for Pastoral Care of Migrants at Frontiers
Tacna (Fides Service) - “Migrants are weavers of social, political, economic, cultural and religious integration in the country”. In fact “processes of exchange between peoples and nations enrich communities with i ...
9 November 2004
AMERICA/MEXICO - “The Bishop must never let himself be so concerned by local problems as lose sight of openness and universality”, the president of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference said in his address to open 78th Plenary Assembly
Mexico City (Fides Service) - Yesterday, November 8 at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe the Catholic Bishops of Mexico gathered for the opening Mass of their 78th plenary assembly. The Mass was presided by the Pre ...
8 November 2004
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - More than 7,000 Guatemalans infected by HIV/AIDS: Bishops’ Conference Health Pastoral Commission launches programme to fight HIV/AIDS
Verapaz (Fides) - The Health Pastoral Commission of the Guatemalan Bishops’ Conference sent Fides information updated to June 2004 with regard to HIV/AIDS and the south western network area of epidemiological vigilance ...
6 November 2004
AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Evangelisation and prophetical mission of the Church in the face of present day challenges …” theme of 43rd General Assembly of Brazilian Bishops in April
Brasilia (Fides Service) - The standing council of the Brazilian Bishops’ Conference has chosen as the theme for the Conference’s 43rd general assembly 6-15 April 2005 in Itaici-Indaiatuba “Evangelisation and proph ...
5 November 2004
AMERICA/HONDURAS - More than 650 young people take part in 3rd National Missionary Youth Meeting which concludes missionary month of October in Honduras
Tegucigalpa (Fides Service) - About 650 young people from dioceses, youth groups and movements from all over the country attended the 3rd National Missionary Youth Meeting 29 to 31 October in Danli (92 km from Tegucigal ...
3 November 2004
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - National Meeting for Indigenous Pastoral to identify guidelines for pastoral care of Indigenous Peoples in Colombia victims of violation of rights and seriously threatened by armed conflict
Bogota (Fides Service) - To help more than 800,000 Indigenous in Colombia living in dramatic situations mainly because of armed conflict, the Church in Colombia organised a National Meeting for the Pastoral Care of Indig ...
3 November 2004
AMERICA/BRAZIL - National Youth Day focuses on “Public polices for youth”
Brasilia (Fides Service) - On Sunday 31 October the Church in Brazil celebrated National Youth Day on the theme “public policies for youth”. The Day which has a missionary character and is celebrated all over the nat ...
30 October 2004
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Now imminent the 2nd American Meeting of Young Missionaries and the 3rd Latin American Meeting of Lay Missionaries
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - From 10 to 14 November in Caracas the 2nd American Meeting of Young Missionaries and the 3rd Latin American Meeting of Lay Missionaries will “define, animate and promote the identity of young ...
29 October 2004
AMERICA/CUBA - Holy Childhood animators meet in Cuba: after starting twelve years ago on the island, Holy Childhood has today 2,000 little members
Havana (Fides Service) - The Pontifical Mission Society for Holy Childhood in Cuba is marking the 12th anniversary of the beginning of its mission among the boys and girls of Cuba. The small group of one catechist and fo ...
29 October 2004
AMERICA/BRAZIL - “before becoming activity, mission is contemplation and willingness to be part of God’s plan and goodness” the National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies in Brazil said at the 1st Missionary Congress organised by the archdiocese of Vitoria (ES)
Vitoria (Fides Service) - The archdiocese of Vitoria closed twelve months of reflection and intense activity including forum, formation, sharing of experience and other events organised for a special “Year of Mission ...
27 October 2004
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - “Let us help the Pope to make sure that the Gospel of Jesus reaches all people, especially those who have never heard it”: during Mission Sunday Mass Papal Nuncio encourages missionary activity
Guatemala City (Fides Service) - Hundreds of people, mainly young people and children, from over the country crowded into Guatemala City Cathedral for Mass on World Mission Sunday presided by Archbishop Bruno Musaro, Pap ...
22 October 2004
AMERICA/CHILE - At least 90.000 young people “pilgrims, disciples and apostles of hope” expected to make pilgrimage to shrine of Saint Teresa de los Andes in Chile
Santiago de Chile (Fides Service) -"Saint Teresa, disciple of Jesus " is the slogan of the 14th annual Youth Pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Teresa de los Andes, 70 km north of Santiago (Chile), organised for 23 Octobe ...
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