America

• 4 February 2004
  AMERICA/CHILE - “IN THE LIGHT OF THE FAITH, EVERYTHING IS GRACE”: MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLES AND FAMILIES OF AMERICA AT THE END OF 20TH INTERNATIONAL CIEC CONGRESS ON THE FAMILY IN THE THIRD MILLENNIUM MILLENNIO Santiago del Chile (Fides Service) – More than one thousand participants, bishops, teachers, mother and fathers, from all over the Continent of America, attended the 20th International Congress of the Inter American Co ...
• 3 February 2004
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA – “AUTHORITIES AND PEOPLE ARE CALLED TO WALK THE PATH OF SOLIDARITY AND JUSTICE TO BUILD A FUTURE OF AUTHENTIC PEACE”: SAY BISHOPS IN ANNUAL STATEMENT Guatemala de l’Asunción (Fides Service) – At the end of the annual plenary assembly the Bishops of Guatemala issued a statement “Urgent need for solidarity and justice ”, dated 30 January 2004. The document has ...
• 29 January 2004
  AMERICA/MEXICO - LATIN-AMERICAN BISHOPS’ CONFERENCES START PREPARATION FOR 5TH CELAM CONFERENCE AND COMMEMORATE POPE JOHN PAUL II’S FIRST VISIT TO MEXICO IN 1979 Puebla (Fides Service ) – To mark the 25 years of pontificate of Pope John Paul II, the Holy Father’s first visit to Mexico in January 1979 and the 3rd General Conference of the Council of Latin American Bishops’ ...
• 21 January 2004
  AMERICA/CHILE - HUNDRED YEARS AGO 12 YEAR OLD BLESSED LAURA VICUNA DIED FOR LOVE: HER BRIEF LIFE MARKED BY SUFFERING TRANSFORMED WITH LOVE CHALLENGES YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY Rome (Fides Service) - Laura Vicuna was born in Santiago del Chile on 5 April 1891. Her father, a victim of political persecution, had to flee to the south of the country where he died when Laura was only 2 leaving the f ...
• 19 January 2004
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “WE MUST BE AUTHENTIC SERVANTS OF THE POOR”: VENEZUELAN BISHOPS’ STATEMENT ON PEACE Caracas (Fides Service ) – “We must be authentic servants of the Poor” was the title of a statement issued by the Bishops of Venezuela at the end of the 81st Ordinary Assembly of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Confer ...
• 16 January 2004
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - 2ND AMERICAN MISSION CONGRESS BEARS FIRST FRUITS: POOR DIOCESE OF NUEVE DE JULIO IN ARGENTINA SENDS PARISH PRIEST AND GROUP OF LAY PEOPLE TO HELP IN AN EVEN POORER PARISH IN GUATEMALA Buenos Aires (Fides Service/Aica) – “We are going to stay a while with our brothers and sisters who have no faith, or only a little faith and little chance to celebrate it ” said Father Justo Juan Cariz, parish pri ...
• 16 January 2004
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “WE MUST BE AUTHENTIC SERVANTS OF THE POOR”: VENEZUELAN BISHOPS’ STATEMENT ON PEACE Caracas (Fides Service ) – “We must be authentic servants of the Poor” was the title of a statement issued by the Bishops of Venezuela at the end of the 81st Ordinary Assembly of the Venezuelan Bishops’ Conferen ...
• 15 January 2004
  AMERICA/PERU - “ GREAT LIMA MISSION”: TO RENEW LIFE IN CHRIST AND REDISCOVER AUTHENTIC VALUES THE CHURCH IN LIMA STARTS A YEAR OF CITY MISSION Lima (Fides Service) – In his first statement of the new year Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, Archbishop of Lima announced “a Great Lima Mission with which the Catholic Church will promote new evangelisation in the capi ...
• 9 January 2004
  AMERICA/BRAZIL – 3 CONSOLATA MISSIONARIES KIDNAPPED ON 6 JANUARY ARE RELEASED: THE THREE RELIGIOUS ARE WELL AND UNHURT Roraima (Fides Service) – At 5pm local time on Thursday 8 January three Consolata missionaries taken hostage from their mission in Sumuru, in the Brazilian state of Roraima on 6 January were released. The three men are ...
• 8 January 2004
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - CONCERN FOR MISSIONARIES KIDNAPPED IN RORAIMA STATE; YESTERDAY’S ATTEMPTED POLICE LIBERATION FAILED, CAPTORS DEMAND PRESENCE OF MEDIA AND WANT TO TALK TO PRESIDENT LULA Roraima (Fides Service) – Yesterday’s federal police attempt to liberate three Consolata missionaries taken hostage on 6 January from their mission in Surumu, Roraima (Brazil) failed. The Federal Police had announced ...
• 23 December 2003
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “MAY THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM CONTINUE TO SHINE AMIDST DIFFICULTIES AND FEAR, VIOLENCE AND PROBLEMS TO HELP US BUILD A NEW HUMANITY ”: BRAZILIAN BISHOPS’ CHRISTMAS MESSAGE Brasilia (Fides Service) – In a special Message for Christmas the Bishops of Brazil say they hope that the “star of Bethlehem may continue to shine amidst difficulties and fear, violence and problems to help us build ...
• 23 December 2003
  AMERICA/CHILE - DIOCESAN MISSION: YOUTH ON MISSION FROM 3 TO 11 JANUARY Melipilla (Fides Service ) – In Chile Christmas falls in Summer for many a time of rest and vacation but for the young people of Melipilla diocese, according to a diocesan church bulletin sent to Fides, the Summer vaca ...
• 22 December 2003
  AMERICA/PERU - “CHRISTMAS IS JESUS. GIVE HOPE TO 50.000 CHILDREN”: MOVEMENT OF CHRISTIAN LIFE 2003 SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN Lima (Fides Service ) - “To rediscover the authentic meaning of Christmas, that is the birth of Jesus Christ made Man for our salvation,” is the objective of a solidarity campaign “Christmas is Jesus. Give hope t ...
• 18 December 2003
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “TO BE MISSIONARY MEANS IGNORING BORDERS, GOING BEYOND FRONTIERS. THIS IS OUR CHARISMA”: GUIDELINES PROMOTE MISSIONARY CHILDHOOD ACTIVITY IN BRAZIL Brasilia (Fides Service) – Study, reflection and programming of activities regarding the Pontifical Mission Society of Missionary Childhood for 2004 was the focus of the annual national meeting of Missionary Childhood ...
• 16 December 2003
  AMERICA/PERU - “THE CHRISTMAS OFFER OF FORGIVENESS AND NEW LIFE MUST NOT BE LEFT TO PASS IN VAIN: MESSAGE OF PERUVIAN BISHOPS FOR INTEGRAL RECONCILIATION BASED ON TRUTH AND JUSTICE” Lima (Fides Service) – “Let us make way for the Lord” is the title of a Christmas Message issued by the Catholic Bishops of Peru a copy of which was sent to Fides by Bishop Juan José Larrañeta Olleta, Vicar Apos ...