America

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  3 February 2021
  AMERICA/HAITI - The Bishops recall that "the law is the same for everyone", even for the Head of State, and invoke dialogue as the only way Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church is following the steps of the Federation of Lawyers of Haiti, calling on President Jovenel Moise to leave power on February 7, 2021. In a message published yesterday, ...
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  3 February 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Consecrated life: "the potential of your charisms at the service of the People of God, overwhelmed by the pandemic" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - As part of the Day of Consecrated Life, celebrated on February 2, feast of the Presentation of the Lord, the Bishops of Mexico expressed to each consecrated man and woman their closeness in ...
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  2 February 2021
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Criticism of the Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador over conflicts between state powers and non-enforcement of anti-Covid law San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez, Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, in the context of a brief meeting with journalists from the capital, criticized, last Sunday, the lack of will on the part ...
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  2 February 2021
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Continue to evangelize and catechize even more in this very difficult situation Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - "Initiation and education in the faith through the accompaniment of new generations of Christians so that they live this faith is one of the primary activities of the Church. We thank you all f ...
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  1 February 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - Transparency of investments: guarantee to protect the environment and public funds for the benefit of citizens Madre de Dios (Agenzia Fides) - These days the methodology seminar is being held in Puerto Maldonado, capital of the department of Madre de Dios, in the southern forest of Peru, on the theme "Geographic map of territoria ...
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  1 February 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - February 2, feast of the Presentation of Our Lord and National Day of Prayer in the dark night of Covid-19 Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "In these times when the coronavirus pandemic is hovering over us and it is difficult to perceive the much sought-after light at the end of the tunnel, we are invited, as a Church, to help the ...
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  30 January 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Red Clamor after the latest massacre: justice for thousands of migrants who have seen their human rights violated Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "We express our pain and our indignation at the news of the January 23 massacre in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, allegedly committed by organized criminal gangs against 19 migrants. We demand ...
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  30 January 2021
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Church is taking further measures to contain the pandemic Managua (Agenzia Fides) - On January 28th, the Archbishop of Managua, Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, announced that future meetings with the priests of the Archdiocese would take place on the digital platform Zoom until furth ...
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  29 January 2021
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Appeal of the Church and civil society in the face of the Covid-19 emergency on the priority nature of the protection of life over politics and business Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Santa Cruz, Mgr. Sergio Gualberti, denounced the fact that the efforts in view of the electoral campaign overshadow the commitment to safeguard health and life, and asked po ...
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  28 January 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishops: "unemployment is one of the most urgent challenges if we want to overcome this crisis" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - “The situation of many companies is increasingly difficult, many people are without work, and consequently without any economic income to satisfy basic needs. Unemployment is one of the most ...
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  28 January 2021
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Caritas Ecuador celebrates its 60th anniversary Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Social Pastoral Care/Caritas Ecuador celebrated 60 years of service in the Andean country. Parish communities, peasants, indigenous people, women, children, young people, migrants, the elderly ...
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  27 January 2021
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Archbishop of Concepción blesses the inhabitants of the region afflicted by the health, economic, political and social crisis from an airplane Concepcion (Agenzia Fides) - Faced with the serious health, economic, political and social crisis in which Chile finds itself, Monsignor Fernando Chomali, Archbishop of Concepcion, on Sunday 24 January, for about 20 minu ...
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  27 January 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Dam tragedy in Brumadinho two years ago: digital pilgrimage commemorates victims and calls for integral ecology Brumadinho (Agenzia Fides) - On the second anniversary of the Brumadinho tragedy, in Córrego do Feijão (see Fides, 7/2/2019) which caused hundreds of victims, from 18 to 25 January the Episcopal Region Nossa Senhora do ...
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  26 January 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Prison pastoral care: reports of violence doubled, in addition to the spread of Covid-19 Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - In 2020 the cases of torture inside the Brazilian prison system almost doubled compared to 2019 according to the recent report published by the National Prison Ministry, which analyzes the case ...
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  26 January 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishop of Buenaventura: "there is no violence here, but a real war" Buenaventura (Agenzia Fides) - In Colombia, unfortunately, a climate of violence still reigns (see Fides 19/1/2021), and in particular that by gangs and other armed groups continues to increase. After the request made ...