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  7 June 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Visit of the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights, while negotiations between the government and demonstrators are blocked Cali (Agenzia Fides) - "The global pandemic, which has made us all children of the same need, and the national strike that, by affecting mobility and distribution, has made everyone feel scarcity, hunger and absolute nee ...
• 7 June 2021
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Bishops of Antofagasta denounce the detention, harassment and deportation of Venezuelan migrants Antofagasta (Agenzia Fides) - "As Bishops of the Catholic Church in the Norte Grande, we ask for respect for the rule of law that should govern all the actions of State agencies, even more so when it comes to measures th ...
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  5 June 2021
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Agrarian law reform: the Church and peasant organizations call for "an open and broad process, consulting everyone" Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - The Church of Paraguay, through the Social Pastoral Care Commission of the Episcopal Conference (CEP), rejects the reform of the agrarian law without consultation. In the statement sent to Fide ...
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  5 June 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Evangelization and communication: "Life is the best way to bear witness to the Gospel" San Paolo (Agenzia Fides) - "The tools of communication also contain the potential to advance man in a process of maturation in a Christian key. Although a clear awareness of this is already widespread, there is still th ...
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  4 June 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Report of the Pastoral Land Commission: 2020 "year of terror" due to registered conflicts Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Pastoral Land Commission (CPT), an organization linked to the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB), presented the 35th edition of the report that contains information on conflict ...
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  1 June 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Catechesis in times of pandemic: a new Pentecost Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "With the Motu Proprio 'Antiquum Ministerium' published on May 10th, Pope Francis is kicking off a new Pentecost for the life of catechists and Christian communities. These brothers and sist ...
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  1 June 2021
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The tragedy of the lack of oxygen for Covid patients; Mgr. Gualberti: "in the name of God, let's save lives!" Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - The desperation to obtain oxygen for patients with coronavirus (Covid-19) is growing among Bolivian families, who in recent hours have been forced to queue up to refill their cylinders in the ...
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  31 May 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Violence in the electoral campaign; the Church asks to put aside those who have not fulfilled their commitments Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Faced with the indifference of the authorities, "a responsible, peaceful, participatory citizenship is necessary, willing to put aside sterile ideologies" to seek better paths for everyone: ...
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  29 May 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - Dominican missionaries in the Amazon: evangelization, training, health and infrastructure Puerto Maldonado (Agenzia Fides) - "In the magazine "Memoria Selvas Amazonicas 2020" the missionaries of the Dominican order publish a report on their own activities in the Amazon. "Selvas Amazonicas - Dominican Mission ...
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  28 May 2021
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Month of Spiritual Professions: "God had a dream for St. Joseph ..." Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) - Under the motto "God had a dream for St. Joseph ... what dream do you have for yourself?" the Church in Uruguay celebrates the Month of the Spiritual Professions in June. The President of the ...
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  28 May 2021
  AMERICA/CHILE - Catholic Radio Stations: Still serving community and evangelization despite economic difficulties Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - Representatives of radio stations from all over the country took part in a virtual meeting of the Catholic Broadcasting Association (ARCA) in Chile on May 24th. The focus was on the current sit ...
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  27 May 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The responsibility of Christians to build a truly democratic and participatory society Guadalajara (Agenzia Fides) - "In the current context, we are all invited to become aware of the responsibility of citizens to build a truly democratic and participatory society. Christians in particular have the mandate ...
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  27 May 2021
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Vaccines are lacking, unemployment increases: the Apostolic Vicar of Chaco calls on the government and politicians "to do their job well" Chaco (Agenzia Fides) - "If in the first year of the pandemic we had fewer deaths and more unemployed, in this second year we have more deaths and more unemployed, because it is difficult for us to do our job well and th ...
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  26 May 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - Ahead of the presidential election: Bishops comment on “difficult moments” Lima (Agenzia Fides) - According to Peruvian custom, the Peruvian Bishops' Conference has invited the two candidates in the run-off election for the presidency to a "fraternal meeting" on June 6th. The meeting with Keiko ...
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  25 May 2021
  AMERICA/HAITI - Biden administration grants Haitian immigrants the Temporary Protected Status Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church in the United States welcomes the announcement by the Biden administration that it has included immigrant citizens from Haiti under the protection of the "Temporary Protec ...