America

• 3 June 2003
  AMERICA/PERU - “TODAY MORE THAN EVER THE CHURCH MUST BE CLEAR ABOUT HER MISSIONARY DIMENSION”: FIRST NATIONAL MISSIONARY CONGRESS Chiclayo (Fides Service) – “Our world today represents as always, as great challenge for the mission of the Church. Christ’s message must be proclaimed to many of our brothers and sisters who have yet to hear it; t ...
• 28 May 2003
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - IN THE YEAR OF THE ROSARY SOME 100,000 EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN 26TH ROSARIO-SAN LORENZO YOUTH PILGRIMAGE Rosario (Fides Service) – On June 1st there will be the 26th Rosario-San Lorenzo youth pilgrimage, dedicated this year, the year of the Rosary, to the words Jesus spoke to his disciple John, “Behold your Mother”, i ...
• 28 May 2003
  AMERICA/PERU - “LET’S GLOBALISE SOLIDARITY WITH MIGRANTS”: BISHOPS LAUNCH SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE CULTURE OF ACCEPTANCE AS A REQUIREMENT OF CHRISTIAN LIFE Lima (Fides Service) – According to reports by the General Direction of Migration and Naturalisation in Peru, up to July 2002, about 10% of the population had been forced to leave its land of origin in search of better ...
• 27 May 2003
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN BISHOPS REPORT AFTER VISIT: PEOPLE SUFFER BECAUSE OF A WAR THEY FEEL FOREIGN; THE CHURCH COMMITTED AT ALL LEVELS FOR AID AND RECONCILIATION Bellavista (Fides Service) – A delegation of European and American visited Colombia from 12 to 19 May, at the initiative of Misereor the aid organisation of the German Catholic Bishops under the auspices of the Pontifi ...
• 22 May 2003
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - “THE CHALLENGE IS TO RE-LAUNCH EVANGELISATION IN ORDER TO REVIVE PEOPLE'S HOPE”: FINAL MESSAGE OF CELAM ASSEMBLY. ELECTION OF NEW DIRECTION COMPLETED Tuparenda (Agenzia Fides) – The 29th assembly of the Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences held in Tuparenda Ypacaraí (Paraguay), issued a message addressed to all the local Churches in Latin America and th ...
• 21 May 2003
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - COMMUNION AND SOLIDARIETY: THE CHURCH’S ANSWER TO GLOBALISATION IN CELAM’S GLOBAL PLAN 2003-2007 Tuparenda (Fides Service) – A global Plan 2003-2007, approved on 15 May by the 29th assembly of the Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM), has as its title: “Towards a Church, house and school of c ...
• 16 May 2003
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - CELAM ASSEMBLY – ECCLESIAL SITUATION OF THE LATIN AMERICAN CONTINENT: WE CANNOT ALLOW FAITH IN THE SON OF GOD TO BE REPLACED WITH RELIGIOUS INDIFFERENCE Tuparenda (Fides Service) – Never before has the Church in Latin American had so many means and opportunities for proclaiming Jesus Christ and helping the faithful to grow in the faith, therefore “we cannot allow our ...
• 15 May 2003
  AMERICA/PERU - FIRST SUB-REGIONAL MEETING OF ANDES GROUP FOR THE PASTORAL CARE OF CHILDREN Lima (Fides Service) – The first sub-regional meeting of the Andes group for Pastoral Care of Children was held in Lima, Peru, 13-15 May. The purpose of the meeting was to present a Guide for the Pastoral Care of Child ...
• 14 May 2003
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - IN TUPARENDA (PARAGUAY) 29th ORDINARY ASSEMBLY OF CELAM COUNCIL OF LATIN AMERICAN BISHOPS’ CONFERENCES Tuparenda (Agenzia Fides) – On May 13 at the shrine of Tuparenda (Ypacarai- Paraguay) CELAM Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences opened its 29the ordinary assembly which will close on 16 May. The meeting is ...
• 13 May 2003
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - FINAL DOCUMENT OF NATIONAL RECONCILIATION CONGRESS: LET’S WORK TO BUILD A SOCIETY WHERE FORGIVENESS IS POSSIBLE AND VALORISED AS A VIRTUE OF GREATNESS AND GENEROSITY Bogota (Fides Service) – “Colombia is living one of the most critical periods of her whole history” it was said in a final statement issued by the 2nd National Reconciliation Congress held in Bogota, Colombia, 5-7 ...
• 9 May 2003
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - WORK SHOP FOR PASTORAL WORKERS: MISSIONARY ANIMATION AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE Buenos Aires (Fides Service) – Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 May in Buenos Aires there will be a Workshop of Initiation to Missionary Childhood and Adolescence promoted by the Pontifical Mission Societies of Missionary Chi ...
• 9 May 2003
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - BISHOPS SAY: “LET’S BUILD TOGETHER A BETTER BOLIVIA” SUNDAY 25 MAY NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR PEACE Cochabamba (Fides Service) – “Let’s build together a better Bolivia is the title of a message issued by the Bishops of Bolivia after their 76th plenary assembly 2-7 May in Cochabamba, in which they lament the prof ...
• 8 May 2003
  AMERICA/MEXICO - FOR A CULTURE OF LIFE STARTING WITH FAMILY PASTORAL: 2ND CONTINENTAL MEETING OF FAMILY PASTORAL Toluca (Fides Service) – The 2nd Continental Meeting of National Family Pastoral Commissions with the theme “For a culture of life starting with family pastoral” is taking place 5-9 May in Toluca Mexico. The meetin ...
• 8 May 2003
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - ARCHBISHOP RENATO MARTIN TELLS COLOMBIAN CLERGY: THE NEW NAMES FOR PEACE ARE JUSTICE, DEVELOPMENT AND SOLIDARITY Medellin (Fides Service) – “Education to peace is no extrinsic or accidental element, it is intimately united with the evangelising mission of the Church as a teacher of peoples and an expert in humanity” said Arch ...
• 7 May 2003
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA-COLOMBIA - VENEZUELA AND COLOMBIA MAKE A PACT TO END THE TRAGEDY OF REFUGEES ON THEIR MUTUAL BORDERS Caracas (Fides Service) – An agreement has been reached between the governments of Colombia and Venezuela to deal with the problem of Colombian refugees in Venezuela (See Fides 30 April 2003). The two Latin American co ...