America

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  16 September 2022
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Independence Day: "the gift of freedom is in danger when God's name is mixed up with group interests" Escuintla (Agenzia Fides) - "The gift of freedom is in danger when, in the already accelerated political competition, the name of God mixes with group interests, to obtain power to serve oneself and not to serve the citi ...
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  15 September 2022
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Towards the elections of October 2: the bishops meet the candidates Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - General elections will be held in Brazil on Sunday, October 2 to elect the President and Vice-President of the Republic, to renew the Chamber and the Senate and to elect the 27 state governors. ...
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  14 September 2022
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Amazon: Gold mining alters the environment and pollutes, with devastating effects on human and animal health Rurrenabaque (Agenzia Fides) - The rejection of mining in all its forms and the blocking of the import of mercury due to the serious damage it causes to the environment and health were some of the conclusions of the "Sec ...
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  13 September 2022
  AMERICA/CUBA - New Family Code: Bishops call on Cubans to vote according to "conscience, faith, convictions and principles" Havana (Agenzia Fides) - The referendum on the new "Family Code" will be held in Cuba on Sunday, September 25, at the end of a long process of elaboration. The National Assembly of People's Power unanimously approved thi ...
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  12 September 2022
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - "Catechists with a synodal heart" for listening, dialogue, discernment, integration Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the celebration of the "National Week of Catechesis 2022" that will take place in Venezuela from September 18 to 22, the Department of Catechesis of the Episcopal Conference h ...
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  10 September 2022
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The testimony of Monsignor Jaramillo, "prophet and martyr of peace" is always alive and current Arauca (Agenzia Fides) - On September 8, 2017, in the city of Villavicencio - Meta, during his apostolic journey to Colombia, Pope Francis proclaimed Blessed Monsignor Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve, first bishop of th ...
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  9 September 2022
  AMERICA - Communities united by social media for in-depth study and prayerful reading of God's Word Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the "Month of the Bible", which many Latin American countries traditionally celebrate in September, and which culminates on the 30th with the feast of St. Jerome, the first t ...
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  9 September 2022
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Consecrated life: "An open hand for all" Limon (Agenzia Fides) - "To be witnesses to the values of the Kingdom according to the experience of our charisms, in creative fidelity for the enrichment of our Church. Renew our commitment to a radically evangelical li ...
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  8 September 2022
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - The point on dialogue envisaged by the peace agreements: "it is the only way to resolve the great conflicts and the historical demands of all" Quito (Agenzia Fides) - With a message addressed to all Ecuadorians, presented yesterday during a press conference, the Presidency Council of the Bishops' Conference of Ecuador, guarantor of the Peace Acts Agreements, to ...
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  8 September 2022
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Young journalist murdered: Bishops call for protection of freedom of expression Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - "The State must guarantee and protect the right to freedom of expression. This is all the more true in a scenario of great danger, otherwise organized crime, drug trafficking and atrocities wil ...
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  7 September 2022
  AMERICA/CHILE - After the referendum a great social pact is needed, listening to each other and leaving polarization behind Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - In the referendum of September 4, the Chileans expressed their negative opinion on the draft of the new Constitution by a large majority (over 60%) (see Fides, 30/8/2022; 2/9/2022). President G ...
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  7 September 2022
  AMERICA/CANADA - The children of Papua New Guinea at the center of the 2022-2023 Projet-Partage Montréal (Agenzia Fides) - More than 130 children from Papua New Guinea will benefit from the scholastic support of the Projet-Partage 2022-2023 of the Pontifical Society of Missionary Childhood (POSI) of the national d ...
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  5 September 2022
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Missionary preparation and animation begins for the month of October Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "Missionaries with the Spirit, to the ends of the earth" is the motto chosen by the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Venezuela for Missionary October. "We live in times of great challenges, ...
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  3 September 2022
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Week for Peace: at the center the territories which experience conflicts but also hope Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - With the motto "Territories in movement for Peace", the Episcopal Conference of Colombia (CEC), through the National Secretariat for Social Pastoral Care and various regional and national social ...
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  2 September 2022
  AMERICA/CHILE - Plebiscite of September 4: the concrete contribution of religious life to the construction of fraternity in a polarized society Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the referendum to be held next Sunday, September 4th, when Chileans will be asked to give their opinion on the draft of the new Constitution (see Fides, 30/8/2022), the Administrativ ...