America

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  22 October 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - A priest killed during a robbery Cojedes (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela, Mgr. Polito Rodríguez Méndez, as well as the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Dehonians), issued a statement to i ...
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  21 October 2020
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Land, housing, work and encyclical "Fratelli Tutti" in times of pandemic: virtual meeting of popular movements Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - A little more than six months ago, Pope Francis wrote a letter to the popular movements around the world at a time "of so much anguish and difficulties" following the impact of the Covid-19 ...
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  21 October 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - No pilgrimages for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe: it will be celebrated in communities and families Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - There will be no liturgical celebration in the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe on 11 and 12 December of this year, and not even the traditional artistic events in front of the Basilica. This ...
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  20 October 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Family, freedom, dignity and social justice: the pillars on which to build the country Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) – Mgr. Rolando José Álvarez, Bishop of the diocese of Matagalpa, in his homily on Sunday, October 18, indicated four fundamental elements which must contribute to the "moral" construction of ...
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  20 October 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - National youth days are to take place online in times of Coronavirus Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - As a result of the Covid 19 pandemic, the National Youth Day (DNJ) 2020 will be celebrated differently in Brazilian dioceses this year. Although a common date is set for October 25th, each dioc ...
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  20 October 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - Churches destroyed: the Bishops urge us to distance ourselves from irrational violence Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The fire that led to the total destruction of the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, a few meters from Piazza Italia, in the center of Santiago de Chile, marked the day of Sunday 18 October, ...
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  19 October 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Great participation and respect for all in yesterday's poll La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - "Congratulations to the Bolivian people for the electoral day lived in peace and respect for all, with great participation, freely expressing their sovereign will for the future of Bolivia": with ...
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  19 October 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Bishops: "the country calls for a change of attitude of all political leaders" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the virtual meeting of the Episcopal Commissions, held last week, the Bishops of Venezuela presented their Pastoral Exhortation "On the social, economic, moral and political situat ...
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  17 October 2020
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Water recognized as a public good and human right: the satisfaction of the Church San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador unanimously approved, with 78 votes in favor and no votes against, the reform of the Constitution of the Republic to recognize water as a public good ...
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  16 October 2020
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - The National Director of the PMS: "It is important to make the link between charity and evangelization known" Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "There is great joy and enthusiasm in all diocesan Missions Directions for missionary October. This is a great opportunity to invite all the baptized to become aware of their vocation and th ...
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  16 October 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - A young priest ordained five months ago found dead Caratinga (Agenzia Fides) - "The Diocese of Caratinga informs with great regret the death of Fr. Adriano da Silva Barros, parish vicar of São Simão parish, in Simonésia, MG. Fr. Adriano had disappeared in the early af ...
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  15 October 2020
  AMERICA/PERU - The reorganization of REPAM continues: Cardinal Barreto new President Iquitos (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Pedro Barreto takes over the Presidency of the Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM), succeeding Cardinal Claudio Hummes, in this important service. Cardinal Barreto, Archbishop of Hu ...
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  15 October 2020
  AMERICA/HAITI - A long list of deaths and violence: proliferation of weapons, impunity and corruption among the causes Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Violence does not stop in Haiti, which in recent weeks has been causing a wave of deaths. On Monday, October 12, Eric Elias Diogène, Senator Youri Latortue’s bodyguard, was shot dead i ...
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  14 October 2020
  AMERICA/PERU - Reflections of the Bishops of Amazonia on the Encyclical Fratelli tutti Puerto Maldonado (Agenzia Fides) - "The text of the new Encyclical Fratelli tutti fits perfectly with the Encyclical Laudato Sì (2015), appealing to the whole world to take care of the Common Home. Now the Pope calls u ...
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  13 October 2020
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Archbishop to farmers: land is sacred and cannot be sold Panama (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us not be tempted to sell our inheritance, our land, because we live on it and it is sacred; we must not allow speculators to invade your fields and you should turn down offers from those wh ...