America

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  22 July 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Mgr. Rolando Alvarez: walking together, praying for Nicaragua and seeking the truth Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The pilgrimage of the Divine Niño to the Shrine of Matagalpa held yesterday, Sunday, July 21st was widely attended. Led by the Bishop of the Diocese of Matagalpa, Mgr. Rolando Alvarez, the fa ...
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  20 July 2019
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - The Bishops join the request for the governor's resignation San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday 19 July the Catholic Bishops of Puerto Rico joined civil society sectors who call for the resignation of the island's governor, Ricardo Rosselló. The political crisis in the country ...
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  20 July 2019
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Deep social and economic crisis in Haiti: how to get out of the serious situation? Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Haitian people are experiencing a serious social and economic crisis with repercussions on people's psychology and their ability to hope for the future. This was reported to Agenzia Fides ...
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  20 July 2019
  AMERICA/HAITI - Post-earthquake missionary work of the Camillians: "We must focus on people" Ranja (Agenzia Fides) - "Even today, almost ten years after the earthquake that devastated Haiti, we are trying to accompany the Haitian population towards a full recovery", says Father Aris Miranda, Camillian missionary ...
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  19 July 2019
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Scandal chat: people ask for the governor's resignation San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - The publication of 900 pages of a "private chat", which reports conversations among Governor Ricardo Roselló and his ministers between November 2018 and January 2019, where they make fun of an ...
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  19 July 2019
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Violent episodes do not stop: Bishops shocked by the ferocity and cruelty Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Paraguay have expressed their dismay regarding the murder of an elderly couple and their two grandchildren, which occurred last week on an estate in Chaco, and called for the im ...
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  18 July 2019
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - General strike against corruption, layoffs, school and health cuts Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The general strike has paralyzed Ecuador for two days now, with the population taking to the streets to protest against the corruption of the political class and the economic policies of President ...
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  18 July 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Towards the 32nd Week for Peace: objective 1,000 "territories of peace" Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - The theme "I am and we are a territory of peace" will mark the celebration of the 32nd Week for Peace, from 2 to 9 September, which wants to make visible and promote the efforts of thousands of ...
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  17 July 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Significant increase in poverty, there is solidarity but state policies are urgent Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - In 2018 there was a significant increase in multidimensional poverty in Argentina in a context of high inflation and economic stagnation: 33.6% of Argentines appear to be below the poverty ...
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  16 July 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Letter of commitment from seminarians: "we cannot speak of vocation excluding the mission" Santo Antônio da Patrulha (Agenzia Fides) - "The Congress was, without doubt, a moment of true awareness of the missionary journey of the Church in Brazil and in the world". This is what 235 diocesan and religious semin ...
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  15 July 2019
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Amendment of the Constitution: concern and fears of an "imbalance of democratic stability" Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo, Mgr. Jesus Castro Marte, has warned that an "imbalance of democratic stability" could occur in the country following the political ...
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  15 July 2019
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishops on possible agreement with Trump on migrants: "would cause serious damage regarding the good and sovereignty of the country" Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - In the imminency of a probable agreement between the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, with Guatemalan President, Jimmy Morales, on the subject of migration that wo ...
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  13 July 2019
  AMERICA/PERU - Tía María mining project: communities mobilized, intervention of Bishops to avoid new conflicts Arequipa (Agenzia Fides) - "The Presidency of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference, in response to the reactions aroused by the 'Tía María Project', expresses concern about the possible development of this situation and ...
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  13 July 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Religious communities: "putting the most disadvantaged people at the center of social and political action" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "The electoral process does not have to necessarily mean crisis, because it is simply something that inevitably happens in democracies. Now it is necessary to revitalize democracy, not just ...
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  12 July 2019
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - First Ad Gentes missionary formation meeting for Central American animators Valle de Angeles (Agenzia Fides) - Representatives of groups involved in the missions, both members of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) and other pastoral care workers of Central American (Panama, Costa Rica, Nicar ...