America

• 14 March 2006
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - International Conference on Land Reform and Rural Development: and opportunity to tackle the problem of hunger Puerto Alegre (Fides Service) - From 6 to 10 March in Puerto Alegre in Brazil there was an International Conference on Land Reform and Rural Development to discuss the situation of rural communities in countries in the s ...
• 14 March 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - In Arequipa a hundred local children take part in Lent Missionary Retreat Day Arequipa (Fides Service) - To help local Catholics make Lent a time of conversion, the archdiocese of Arequipa has organised a series of Day Retreats for various categories of people, children young people, married coup ...
• 13 March 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Work groups at 1st meeting for Church Movements and New Communities in Latin America as part of preparations for 5th CELAM Conference in May 2007: “Do not be afraid to announce Christ openly to change present day culture” Bogota (Fides Service) - The 1st meeting for Church Movements and New Communities in Latin America held 9 to 12 in Bogota reflected on preparations for 5th CELAM Conference in May 2007 The 180 participants represented ...
• 13 March 2006
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops’ statement on religious education in schools: The state has a duty to facilitate knowledge and free practice of religion Caracas (Fides Service) - With regard to a debate on religious instruction in state schools and a proposed new law on education, the Bishops of Venezuela issued a statement on religious instruction in schools dated March ...
• 10 March 2006
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Formation for missionaries in view of Third American Mission Congress CAM 3 in the wake of missionary impulse from Mission Holy Year and CAM 2 San Jose (Fides Service) - “New Evangelisation and Mission” is the theme for formation courses started on 18 February for all Costa Rican missionaries in view of the third American Mission Congress CAM 3 to be held ...
• 9 March 2006
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - “In Guatemala human life has lost all its value”: Cardinal Rodolfo Quezada Toruño denounces culture of death which produces, abuse of the person, indifference to suffering, violation of moral norms and human rights, threats to human life Guatemala City (Fides Service) - “Lent finds us in times when our people of Guatemala are overshadowed by unchecked violence and serious threats to life” said the Catholic archbishop of Guatemala City, Cardinal Rodol ...
• 8 March 2006
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - 5th ordinary assembly of Latin America catechesis experts: Latin America Society of Catechists marks 10th anniversary San José (Fides Service) - Members of the Latin America Society of Catechists from eleven different countries recently gathered at Casa San Benito, inSanta Barbara Heredia, Costa Rica, for the Society’s 5th ordinary ...
• 8 March 2006
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Flood emergency: Caritas Bolivia assists thousands of homeless La Paz (Fides Service) - At least 25,000 families have been affected by serious floods in nine different regions of Bolivia. The worst hit areas are the eastern regions of Potosí and La Paz, where respectively 6,018 and ...
• 8 March 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - 1st national Missionary Youth Meeting examines present situation of Missionary Youth in Peru and formulates a series of proposals Lima (Fides Service) - “Jesus calls us to remain with Him and to announce Him to others” was the slogan of the 1st national Missionary Youth Meeting organised jointly by the Pontifical Mission Societies PMS and the n ...
• 8 March 2006
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Annual Catechists Meeting in Buenos Aires looks towards CELAM 5: deepen communion in Christ and live catechist vocation more fully La Pampa (Fides Service ) - Disciples of Jesus and brothers and sisters for all people” is the slogan of the annual Meeting for the Catechists of the archdiocese of Buenos Aires. The meeting will be on Saturday 11 Marc ...
• 7 March 2006
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - A call to all Catholics: may Lent be a time for increasing awareness and participation in view of 5th General Conference of the Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences in May 2007 Minas (Fides Service) - Bishop Francisco D. Barbosa of Minas, national co-ordinator for unified Lenten Pastoral 2006, has called on Uruguayan Catholics to work to increase awareness and involvement in view of the 5th CEL ...
• 7 March 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - Meeting for Forest Youth Pastoral in Requena Apostolic Vicariate Requena (Fides Service) - From 8 to 12 March young people of the Apostolic Vicariate of Requena will gather in Yurimaguas for the 11th Meeting for Forest Youth Pastoral promoted by the Peruvian Bishops’ Commission for ...
• 7 March 2006
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “Only a union between a man and a woman fulfils God’s plan both for sexuality and for marriage itself”: Catholic Bishops of Arizona issue statement on the importance of marriage Arizona (Fides Service) - “Why is marriage important for the Catholic Church?” is the question-title of a Pastoral Statement dated March 1 issued by the Catholic Bishops of Arizona in the United States. In a joint st ...
• 6 March 2006
  AMERICA/CUBA - Blessed image of Child Jesus travels from home to home and a ceramic of Our Lady of Charity signals next home to host Sunday Mass in a small village which has no church Santa Clara (Fides Service) - “Sunday 26 February was a morning for blessing for Santa Clara diocese ” says Rev. Raul Rodríguez National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Cuba. Some communities in the ...
• 6 March 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - International Women’s Day: number of unemployed women in Latin America continues to grow, 6.5 million women in cities without jobs, those who do work are only temporarily employed and receive scarce social benefits Bogota (Fides Service) - Every year in view of international Women’s Day on 8 March the commission for social pastoral of the Colombian Bishops’ Conference organises a campaign to increase awareness of the conditions ...