Callao (Agenzia Fides) On Sunday, October 4, the Diocese of Callao held a Missionary Day to preach the Gospel in the most populous areas of Puerto Chalaco (Peru), such as Ciudad del Pescador. Over 500 lay faithful participated in the

Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) Beginning Sunday, September 27, for 4 weeks the Church in Chile is working on the transcription of the New Testament and the Psalms, as part of the project "The Gospel for Chile." It is an

In celebration of Pope Benedict XVI's call for the "Year for Priests," Catholic University of America (CUA) will host a symposium on Oct. 6 and 7, 2009, that will explore the mystery of the priesthood in light of the Church's

Bogota (Agenzia Fides) October 14-15, as an initiative of the Bishops' Committee for Evangelization of the Culture and Education and the Department for Education, Culture, and Universities of the Colombian Bishops' Conference, there will be the 10th Meeting for Education

Lima (Agenzia Fides) On the occasion of the "Day of the Journalist" (October 1), Archbishop Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, OFM of Trujillo, President of the Peruvian Bishops' Conference, greeted "all journalists, men and women, working in this important task throughout

San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) William Quijano, age 21, of the Community of Sant'Egidio in San Salvador, was killed on his way home after suffering various bullet wounds on the evening of September 28. According to a statement from the Community

San Jose (Agenzia Fides) In this Year for Priests, on Thursday, October 8, the Archdiocese of San Jose will hold a Day of Prayer for members of consecrated life. A statement issued by the Commission for Vocational Ministry for Consecrated

Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) Over 4,000 school children are expected to gather in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., for a Worldwide Children’s Eucharistic Holy Hour on Friday, October 2, 2009. This is

Bioethics in the Culture of Life" will be the theme of the International Convention scheduled for October 5-8 at the Saint Augustine College in Lima. Organized by the Augustinian Province "Nuestra Senora de la Gracia" of Peru, the event is

A scene of profound desolation and uncertainty for thousands of Puerto Rican families," is what Archbishop Roberto Gonzalez of San Juan (Puerto Rico) has announced in a Pastoral Note sent out shortly after the Puerto Rican government's declaration that it

Villavicencio (Agenzia Fides) The lifeless body of Fr. Oscar Danilo Cardozo Ossa was found on Sunday, September 27, in the rectory at the Parish Church of Saint Louis Marie de Montfort in Villavicencio (Colombia), where he had served as pastor

Bogota (Agenzia Fides) Beginning Wednesday, September 30, until Wednesday, October 3, at the Meeting House of the Colombian Bishops' Conference (CEC), there will be a National Encounter for Vicars and Delegates of Consecrated Life. Among the themes on the agenda

Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) October 4-10, the Church in Uruguay will celebrate Family Week on the theme "The Family, Home for Human and Christian Values." For the occasion, the National Commission for Family Apostolate of the Uruguayan Bishops' Conference has prepared

Cacador (Agenzia Fides) A 33-year-old priest, Fr. Evaldo Martiol from the Diocese of Cacador was killed in Santa Caterina on the evening of September 26, by two young men of 21 and 15 years of age, uncle and nephew respectively.

God is present in this troubled world, to bring joy and peace." This is what was affirmed by Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, Archbishop of Lima, during an airing of the radio show "Faith Dialogue" on September 26. In his talk,

A democracy without values...easily becomes a dictatorship and ends up betraying its own people." This is what is read in the Message signed by Cardinal Hugo Barrantes Urena, Archbishop of San Jose (Costa Rica) and President of the Costa Rican

Itaci (Agenzia Fides) From October 6-11, in Itaci, upon the initiative of the Bishops' Coommission for Biblical-Catechetical Animation of the National Conference of the Bishops of Brazil (CNBB), there will be a 3rd Catechesis Week in Brazil on the theme