America

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  20 August 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops emeritus: a new way of being a Bishop, a resource for the mission São Paulo (Agenzia Fides) – There are currently 162 Bishops emeritus in Brazil. This emerges from data collected by Professor Fernando Altemeyer Junior from the Department of Religious Sciences of the Pontifical Catho ...
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  19 August 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - National Youth Day in November: Young people as prophets Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "Young people, stand up! You are the prophets of the bicentenary" is the motto of the first National Youth Day, which Peru will celebrate from November 19-21. The event is dedicated to the celebrat ...
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  18 August 2021
  AMERICA/CANADA - Prayer and sharing for the Mission, in the footsteps of St. John Paul II and Pauline Jaricot Montreal (Agenzia Fides) - "The Missionary Month of October and World Mission Day offer the baptized two extraordinary means for the success of the mission: prayers and sharing. I wish everyone a good World Missionary M ...
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  18 August 2021
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Highest number of US Border Patrol interventions at the border in more than two decades Texas (Agenzia Fides) - The U.S. Border Patrol reported nearly 200,000 encounters with migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border in July, the highest monthly total in more than two decades. The number of monthly encounters ...
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  17 August 2021
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Protests, social tension, Covid, the Bishops launch the appeal for dialogue Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Guatemala have once again raised their voices in the face of the serious social and political situation that the Central American country is experiencing regarding the dram ...
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  13 August 2021
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - The pilgrimage to the birthplace of St. Oscar Romero canceled for the second time San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - There is great disappointment among Catholics in El Salvador after the pilgrimage to Ciudad Barrios in San Miguel, the birthplace of St. Oscar Arnulfo Romero, the first saint of El Salvador ...
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  13 August 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - Mgr. Cabrejos receives new members of the Congress Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Monsignor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, President of the Peruvian Bishops' Conference and President of the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM), received ten members of the Congress this week at the ...
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  12 August 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Military bishop gives police authority 500 Bibles Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The military bishop of Colombia, Víctor Ochoa Cadavid, who is responsible for the pastoral and spiritual accompaniment of men and women at the service of public authority, delivered more than 50 ...
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  12 August 2021
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Message from the Archdiocese of Managua: "There are no preconditions for democratic elections" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Managua, through its Justice and Peace Commission, has denounced the systematic violation of political and constitutional rights in the election campaign for the November vote ...
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  11 August 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Indigenous peoples denounce President Bolsonaro Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - For the first time in history, indigenous groups have filed a request with the ICC in The Hague for it to investigate Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro over alleged genocide and crimes against ...
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  11 August 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Mgr. Lascarro Tapia calls on the state to protect communities fleeing violence Magangué (Agenzia Fides) - The bishop of Magangué, Mgr. Ariel Lascarro Tapia, denounced the extremely complex situation in the south of the department of Bolivar as a result of the clashes between illegal armed groups ...
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  10 August 2021
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Interview by Cardinal Rosa Chávez met with criticism San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The interview given by Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez, Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador to Vatican News continues to make news in El Salvador. In the context of the debate, the leader of t ...
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  9 August 2021
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The bishops ask "to promote fair processes within the immigration system" Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it will be placing certain migrant families in expedited removal proceedings, a process whereby immigration officers can quickly, ...
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  7 August 2021
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Study: 58 indigenous areas particularly affected by persistent forest fires La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The fires in Bolivia are the focus of the debate and every year there are new regions and cities affected. According to a recent report by the Center for Legal Studies and Social Research (CEJIS) ...
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  7 August 2021
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Radio Seybo: 47 years at the service of the mission Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - Radio Seybo has been at the service of the mission for 47 years. The radio, which has been operated by the Dominican Order since 1974, has embarked on a path rich in experience in promotin ...