America

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  12 February 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Publication of "Querida Amazonia" on the anniversary of the murder of Sister Dorothy Parà (Agenzia Fides) - Five years ago, commemorating the tenth anniversary of the violent death of Sister Dorothy Stang, the Bishop of the Prelature of Alto Xingu-Tucuna (Brazil) and President of the Indigenous Missiona ...
• 12 February 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Antonio de Jesùs Mascorro Tristàn, MG Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On November 21, 2019 Card. Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Fr. Antonio de Jesùs Mascorro Tristàn, MG (Santa Maria de Gua ...
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  31 January 2020
  AMERICA/HAITI - "Give this Country a chance": Nuncio's appeal to participants in the Dialogue Conference Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "As I said last December 17 at the opening of the seminar that was held here, it is through dialogue among protagonists that a satisfactory solution can emerge to get out of the crisis. I ...
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  31 January 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - At the service of vulnerable people: pastoral challenges on the border between Colombia and Venezuela Cucuta (Agenzia Fides) - Manifesting the Holy Father's concern for border situations, sharing the Church's charitable activities in favor of the most vulnerable people in that context is the objective of the meeting orga ...
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  30 January 2020
  AMERICA/HAITI - Three days of meetings at the Apostolic Nunciature to resolve the political crisis Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Possible turning point in the Haitian political crisis. The Nunciature in Port Au Prince has in fact announced that it will make its headquarters available for talks between the local pol ...
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  29 January 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "Let us allow ourselves to be enlightened by the Word of God and give priority to the protection of democracy" urges Mgr. Sergio Gualberti Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - "What must prevail is the safeguarding of democracy. All citizens and in particular candidates should allow themselves to be enlightened and guided by the values of the word of God: life, hum ...
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  28 January 2020
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - The Church announces the Jubilee Year of the Martyrs 40 years after the martyrdom of San Oscar Romero San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - "Martyrdom is the greatest testimony of faith, because it faithfully reproduces Christ, giving his life so that others can have life in abundance" (cf. Jn 10:10), underlines the message of ...
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  27 January 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "Violence against the latest caravan of migrants", denounces a priest Tapachula (Agenzia Fides) - About 500 Central American migrants of the caravan of migrants in the first group of 2020 took refuge in the diocesan "Belen" home-refuge in the diocese of Tapachula (Mexico). In a note sent ...
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  24 January 2020
  AMERICA/PERU - Message from the Bishops: Elections are a great opportunity to influence the course of events Lima (Agenzia Fides) - At the conclusion of the 115th Plenary Assembly of the Peruvian Episcopate (see Fides, 18/01/2020), the Episcopal Conference (CEP) has published its message, sent to Fides, which concerns the parli ...
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  23 January 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - An electoral process that is peaceful, democratic and transparent, to look to the future with confidence La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - "In this historical moment, in this pre-election period, when we are preparing for new elections, we need political parties to be able to present promising projects for the Country, where the pri ...
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  23 January 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Statement by the Bishop of San Cristobal concerning the priest killed San Cristobal (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of San Cristobal, Mgr. Mario Moronta, published a second statement concerning the death of Fr. Jesus Manuel Rondon Molina, who went missing on January 16 and was found dead on J ...
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  22 January 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The body of the priest who went missing since January 16 has been found Tachira (Agenzia Fides) - The diocese of San Cristóbal is experiencing with consternation the discovery of the lifeless body of Fr. José Manuel Rondón Molina, who went missing since last Thursday, January 16. "With pa ...
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  20 January 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishop of Tapachula: in the face of the ambiguous and hesitant official position, it is important to "see, listen to and treat migrants as brothers" Tapachula (Agenzia Fides) - "All those who are part of this diocesan family of Tapachula, each according to their possibilities and responsibilities, must ensure these migrant brothers a piece of bread, must not be raped ...
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  18 January 2020
  AMERICA/PERU - Assembly of Bishops: extraordinary elections of parliament on January 26 among the topics under consideration Lima (Agenzia Fides) - With the mass presided by Mgr. Miguel Cabrejos OFM, President of the Peruvian Episcopal Conference (CEP) and President of the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM), concelebrated by all the Bish ...
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  18 January 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Week for Christian unity: "a unity that does not exclude anyone, especially the most disadvantaged, and among these migrants" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The material for living the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, from 18 to 25 January, was prepared this year by the Christian Churches of Malta and Gozo. Every year on February 10th they ce ...