America

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  13 October 2020
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Bishops' appeal: a "frank, transparent and fruitful" dialogue to overcome social tensions San José (Agenzia Fides) - We want to reaffirm once again the appeal to the President for a frank, direct, transparent, multisectoral dialogue that leads to concrete results. It must be a fruitful dialogue for the benef ...
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  12 October 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Feast of Our Lady of Aparecida for the first time without pilgrims: "People feel the ever-living presence of Mary" Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) - The feast of Our Lady of Aparecida, which is celebrated every year on October 12, takes place for the first time without the popular Marian pilgrimages, which had to be canceled due to the pan ...
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  12 October 2020
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Catholics of Concepcion: "Let us pray for the release of our kidnapped brothers" Concepción (Agenzia Fides) - Decisive repudiation of the criminal acts committed by the the group known as the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) and the request for an immediate release was expressed by the Catholic commun ...
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  10 October 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Bishops: "there is a great diversity of options and opinions, but its vocation is unity and its path is peace" Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Conference of Chile, in view of the plebiscite on October 25, invites "citizens to inform themselves adequately about this important decision for the dem ...
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  9 October 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Archbishop Báez: "Nicaragua urgently needs international solidarity and pressure" Miami (Agenzia Fides) - "I personally believe that as long as Ortega, Murillo and their repressive government are there, there is no room for fair, democratic and transparent elections in Nicaragua": said the Auxiliary B ...
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  8 October 2020
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - World Mission Sunday 2020: In times of the pandemic, announce Jesus in the “suburbs” San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - The National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies of Puerto Rico, Mgr. Daniel Fernández, Bishop of Arecibo, invites us to the celebration of World Mission Sunday (DOMUND) and cites an ...
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  8 October 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Caritas and student pastoral care: "Free elections under the sign of peace and democracy" La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - A few days before the presidential elections in Bolivia, which will be held on Sunday, October 18, the Social Pastoral/Caritas (Pasoc), in cooperation with the student Pastoral office, are appeal ...
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  7 October 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Laws must be at the service of the dignity of every human being Nuevo Casas Grandes (Agenzia Fides) - "In view of the current situation in our country, we see the serious risk that another initiative will further divide and polarize society and destroy the most important institution ...
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  7 October 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Bishop of Matagalpa: "The future of our country is at stake" Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) - After Mgr. Mata had already commented on the latest bills (see Fides, 1/10/2020), Mgr. Rolando Álvarez, Bishop of the diocese of Matagalpa, also spoke during a press conference last Sunday: ...
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  6 October 2020
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - The Bishops: "may this new period of national life be an opportunity to build a different Guatemala" Guatemala (Agenzia Fides) - At the beginning of October, the Bishops of Guatemala published a message "of hope and a call to commitment from Catholics and society" entitled "I saw a new heaven and a new earth" (Ap 21-1). ...
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  6 October 2020
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REP. - Pastoral plan 2021: Congregations should participate in processes of missionary renewal Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the fundamental challenges the Church and society are facing in this time of health and economic crisis, the Dominican Bishops' Conference (CED), in collaboration with the Natio ...
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  5 October 2020
  AMERICA/PERU - Coronavirus pandemic: Procession in honor of the Señor de los Milagros canceled for the second time in its 300-year history Lima (Agenzia Fides) - For the second time in the 333-year history of this major religious event, the traditional procession of the Señor de los Milagros ("The Lord of Miracles") in Peru, the largest of its kind in all ...
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  5 October 2020
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - World Mission Sunday 2020: "Mission can help us face the challenges of today" Washington (Agenzia Fides) - With a view to World Mission Sunday 2020, the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States (MISSIO) recall that this event will be celebrated on October 18, together with missionaries ar ...
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  3 October 2020
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Bishops express disappointment: Congress wants to further reduce the number of refugees Washington (Agenzia Fides) - On Wednesday evening, the US State Department released its report to Congress recommending the admission of a maximum of 15,000 refugees to the United States in 2021. The report is the first ...
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  3 October 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 6th Brazilian Social Week: mobilize society to strengthen democracy Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The chairman of the Bishops' Conference of Brazil (CNBB), Archbishop Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo of Belo Horizonte (MG), recorded a video to contribute in the participation of the 6th Brazilian ...