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10 November 2008
AMERICA/HAITI - The Holy Father shows his solidarity with the victims of the collapsed school building in Port-au-Prince: at least 92 are dead and 150 wounded, almost all of them children
Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – The death toll has risen to 92, the majority being children, following the collapse of a school in Port-au-Prince (Haiti) on November 7. There are 150 hospitalized and it is feared that ...
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7 November 2008
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Plenary Assembly of the Argentinean Bishops' Conference: an analysis of the situation in the country and the Church, the Continental Mission, and the formation of permanent deacons
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – On Monday, November 10, the Argentinean Bishops' Conference (CEA) will begin its 96th Plenary Assembly at 4pm, in Pilar. The event will be presided by Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Arch ...
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7 November 2008
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Bishops call on the people to participate in city elections on Sunday and to maintain their calm, so that may take place without violence
Managua (Agenzia Fides) – This Sunday, November 9, Nicaragua will elect city authorities in 146 of the 153 municipal jurisdictions. The other seven will hold elections on January 18, 2009. The main contenders in the ra ...
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7 November 2008
AMERICA/CHILE - Archdiocese of Santiago drafts Pastoral Plans: “the great challenge is the pastoral conversion, the missionary renewal of the Church”
Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – In the spirit of Aparecida and the Pastoral Guidelines for 2008-2012 from the Chilean Bishops' Conference, the Church in Santiago has drawn up a pastoral plan for the coming year, during a me ...
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6 November 2008
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Pontifical Academy for Life organizes their first International Congress outside Rome, on the theme: “Person, culture of death and culture of life.”
Itaci (Agenzia Fides) – November 25-28, the city of Itaci (Brazil) will host the International Congress “Person, culture of death and culture of life,” organized by the Pontifical Academy for Life in collaboration ...
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6 November 2008
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The Bishops of Paraguay make a statement on the conflict between the government and farming communities: “it is legitimate that the people engage in demonstrations, however it must be carried out in a peaceful manner and in a way that respects third party members.”
Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Paraguay, who are now holding their 183rd Plenary Assembly, have expressed their profound regret at the conflicts that have broken out between police forces and farmers on Nove ...
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6 November 2008
AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Bishops ask authorities to take steps towards dialogue, in response to the violence between people of the Dominican Republic and Haiti
Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – Cardinal Nicholas de Jesús López Rodríguez, Archbishop of Santo Domingo, has called on authorities to take steps towards dialogue, to prevent worsening of the situation between the pe ...
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5 November 2008
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishops’ Conference elects its President, Vice-President, and Secretary
Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Paraguay recently celebrated their 183rd Plenary Assembly (November 3-7) in Asuncion, during which they elected as President Archbishop Pastor Cuquejo of ...
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5 November 2008
AMERICA/MEXICO - Mass celebrated on the border between Mexico and the United States in memory of the 337 illegal immigrants who have died trying to cross the border
Juarez City (Agenzia Fides) – In the presence of faithful, priests, and Bishops from either side of the border, a Mass was celebrated on November 2 in Juarez City, located between Nuevo Casas Grandes, El Paso and New M ...
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5 November 2008
AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Vocational Week 2008 to help all youth and adolescents to discern, decide, and assume their vocation as disciples and missionaries, following the example of Saint Paul
Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) – Vocational Week 2008 in Santo Domingo was inaugurated on November 3, with a youth encounter with Cardinal Nicholas de Jesús López, Archbishop of Santo Domingo. The Vocational Week runn ...
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4 November 2008
AMERICA/URUGUAY - Bishops launch a Great Continental Mission on November 9, feast of “La Virgen de los Treinta y Tres,” Patroness of Uruguay, while they celebrate their Plenary Assembly
Florida (Agenzia Fides) – The Uruguayan Bishops' Conference (CEU) will celebrate its Second Plenary Assembly on November 5-12, in the “Jesus, the Good Shepherd” Retreat House, in Florida. The central theme of the A ...
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4 November 2008
AMERICA/URUGUAY - Uruguayan Parliament votes on the law on reproductive health, with the partial decriminalization of abortion; Archbishop of Montevideo says “it is not a matter of religious beliefs, but of fundamental human and ethical values.”
Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) – The House of Representatives of the Uruguayan Parliament will vote today (November 4) on the eventual decriminalization of abortion, now that the bill has been passed by the Senate. In the ...
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3 November 2008
AMERICA/MEXICO - The “Family Expo” is coming back for the VI World Meeting of Families in Mexico City, for an interchange of goods and services on the family
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – Trying to be the best family we can be is always a challenge. How can we achieve this ideal? In search of answers to questions like this one and many others, the country will hold its very ...
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3 November 2008
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Crisis in the agriculture industry, Continental Mission going on in the country, and elections of new leaders are among the themes being discussed by the Bishops in their Plenary Assembly beginning today
Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) – The Bishops of Paraguay will meet to celebrate their 183rd Ordinary Plenary Assembly of the Bishops' Conference of Paraguay (CEP), from today, November 3, to Friday, November 7, in Asuncion. ...
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3 November 2008
AMERICA/HONDURAS - State of emergency continues as rains persist: 25 dead, nearly 200,000 affected, and 70% of roadways damaged
Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – The natural disaster that has been affecting the people of Honduras for the last few days has already caused the deaths of over 25 people and left hundreds of homes destroyed and 24,000 da ...
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