America

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  27 August 2019
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - The Red Cross for Venezuelan migrants. Visa is now obligatory Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Ecuadorian Red Cross is strongly committed to assisting migrants. This can be seen from the report just published on its activities of the year 2018. The commitment in this area, notes the rep ...
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  26 August 2019
  AMERICA/PERU - To welcome, protect, promote and integrate: the Church for the reception of Venezuelan refugees Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "The Information and Orientation Center for Venezuelan migrants seeks to protect the life and dignity of Venezuelan citizens who have emigrated to Peru, especially those who are in a situation of g ...
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  24 August 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Violent death of a priest: the Church demands justice Matamoros (Agenzia Fides) - "With deep sorrow we participate in the tragic death of Fr. José Martín Guzmán Vega: the competent authorities have already started investigations to clarify the facts. In the meantime, we ...
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  24 August 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops' appeal: A prompt and effective action to save the Amazon Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "The absurd fires and other criminal depredations now require an appropriate position and urgent action". This is stated by the Bishops’ Conference of Brazil in the face of the terrible situa ...
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  23 August 2019
  AMERICA - Latin American bishops appeal to save 'lung of the world' Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - "We urge the governments of the Amazon region, in particular Brazil and Bolivia, the United Nations and the international community to take serious measures to save the lung of the world. What h ...
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  22 August 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Archbishop Rueda Aparicio: violence and corruption must be stopped Cauca (Agenzia Fides) - "Those responsible for these murders use weapons against helpless people, plan crimes, but even more, pay to kill and wash their hands with hypocrisy. In the name of God's mercy, we ask those who ...
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  21 August 2019
  AMERICA/PERU - Over 198 thousand families received help from Caritas in 2018 Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in Peru helped more than 198 thousand families in the country in 2018: this is the figure that emerges from the Social Report of Caritas Peru which describes the activity of th ...
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  20 August 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops: it is urgent to stop violence against women Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - It is urgent to stop all actions that undermine the dignity of women in Mexico: this is the appeal launched by the Archbishop of Puebla, Mgr. Víctor Sánchez Espinosa, who once again highli ...
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  19 August 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Catholic world calls for "authentic dialogue between government and society" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "We cannot resign ourselves, as individual citizens and even less as organized civil society, to having a government that unilaterally manages the major problems of this country": says Catho ...
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  19 August 2019
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Police are investigating the death of a Polish missionary Ponce (Agenzia Fides) - The Congregation of the Mission of Puerto Rico and the Vincentian Family of Puerto Rico are mourning the unexpected death on August 18, 2019, of Polish missionary Fr. Stanislaw Szczepanik, CM, in ...
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  13 August 2019
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Legislation for asylum seeker- Bishops' comment: "unlawful, unjust, and unwise", Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Fides received a statement from the US bishops regarding the legislation recently released by the Trump administration on migrants residing in the country. A 30-day period was given to submit ...
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  13 August 2019
  AMERICA/PERU - First pediatric cancer hospital in Peru and South America, also supported by the church Cusco (Agenzia Fides) - With the blessing of Mgr. Nicola Girasoli, Apostolic Nuncio in Peru, and Mgr. Richard Alarcón, Archbishop of Cusco, the first pediatric cancer hospital in Peru and South America was presented to ...
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  12 August 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Together against Xenophobia, the church proposes pastoral actions against hatred and weapons Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "Mexico and the United States are fighting against time, where xenophobia, which fuels the culture of hatred in the neighboring country in an accelerated manner, is the main enemy to overcom ...
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  10 August 2019
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Latin America at the forefront in the "laboratory" of mission and urban pastoral care for large cities Starting from the challenges that confront the action of the Church in the cities in this "change of epoch", Latin America is at the forefront in theological-pastoral reflection and in the proposals for urban pastoral ca ...
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  10 August 2019
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - US immigration raids leave children without parents Jackson (Agenzia Fides) - There is dismay, fear and confusion among many Latin American families in the State of Mississipi (United States) after the police raid left dozens of children without parents on August 8. In a ...