America

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  16 July 2020
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Priest found dead in his church in Tucumán Tucumán (Agenzia Fides) - A priest, Father Oscar Juárez, was found dead on Wednesday 15 July: he was handcuffed in the church of San Martín de Porres, in the capital of the province of Tucumán. Police are investigati ...
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  15 July 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - On the journey with the Virgin of Carmen, united to build a more just and supportive society Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - "The precariousness and fragility, in addition to the pandemic, forces all of us, in particular the authorities, representatives and leaders of society, to put aside personal and sectoral inter ...
• 15 July 2020
  AMERICA/HAITI - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Junior Phares Larosiliere Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 19, 2020 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Junior Phares Larosiliere, of the diocesan clergy of Port au P ...
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  15 July 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops on President's vetoes: "they deny fundamental guarantees for the life of indigenous peoples" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "These vetoes are ethically indefensible and inhuman, as they deny the fundamental guarantees for the lives of indigenous peoples", reads the document signed by Mgr. Walmor Azevedo de Oliveira, ...
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  14 July 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Towards the Youth Missionary Congress and Missionary month of October, despite the crisis Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "We live immersed in general chaos present at all levels of social and personal life: often non-existent basic public services, political actions separated from the common good and development, ...
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  14 July 2020
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - A group of Bishops has asked President Moreno for the resignation of the Minister of Health Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of 10 cities in Ecuador have sent a public letter to President Lenín Moreno asking for the resignation of the Minister of Health, Juan Carlos Zevallos. The Prelates ask President Leni ...
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  13 July 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Church solidarity campaign for the pandemic: aid for 540,000 people Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - Today, July 13, the Bishops’ Conference of Brazil (CNBB) and Caritas Brazil are launching a series of audio reports that will illustrate the territorial initiatives of the Church's Solidarity ...
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  13 July 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Nuncio: "In order to achieve reconciliation, one must have the intention and I believe that a large part of Colombia wants it" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "To achieve reconciliation, one must have the intention and I believe that a large part of Colombia wants it, especially in the regions most affected by the war. But it cannot be achieved overnig ...
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  11 July 2020
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The crisis for Covid-19 is worsening: the Bishops indicate a day of prayer on July 12 San José (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Costa Rica invite all Catholics, Christians, believers and all people of good will to join tomorrow, Sunday 12 July, in a day of prayer for a series of intentions related to the ...
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  11 July 2020
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - More than one million university students are likely to be expelled from the USA Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Faced with the news that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) announced last Tuesday, July 7, the State Department will most probably not grant visas to foreign students enrol ...
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  10 July 2020
  AMERICA/CUBA - The journey of Missionary Childhood and Adolescence continues also during the pandemic Havana (Agenzia Fides) - "In Cuba, the implementation of the first post-Covid-19 phase has begun gradually. For the Church it was a challenge and at the same time a call to respond and announce the values of the Gospel", ...
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  10 July 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Indigenous Missionary Council denounces the presidential vetoes: hatred and violence against indigenous peoples Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI) has publicly expressed its repudiation of the presidential vetoes expressed in the bill 1142/2020, approved by the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal S ...
• 9 July 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Ricardo E. Guillén Davila Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 3, 2020 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Ricardo E. Guillén Davila, of the Archdiocesan clergy of Carac ...
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  9 July 2020
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Social Week 2020: "In a creative way, we must ask ourselves: how can we get out of all this?" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "Looking to the future with creativity": the second day of the 2020 Social Week took place in Argentina on this theme, which is held virtually because of the pandemic. On Tuesday, July 7 Dr ...
• 8 July 2020
  AMERICA/PERU - Appointment of the Apostolic Vicar of Yurimaguas Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Fr. Jesús María Aristín Seco, C.P., currently Apostolic Administrator of the same Vicariate, as Apostolic Vicar of the Apostolic Vicariate of Yurima ...