America

• 1 June 2023
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Resignation of vicar apostolic of Napo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of Napo, Ecuador, presented by Bishop Adelio Pasqualotto, C.S.J., titular of Abthugni. (EG) (A ...
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  31 May 2023
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Nuns who ran an educational center expelled. "the Church is in the hands of the Holy Spirit" Jinotega (Agenzia Fides) - The sisters of the Hijas de Santa Luisa de Marillac Congregation had recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Santa Luisa de Marillac Technical Institute, in Yalí, Jinot ...
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  26 May 2023
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Another sacrilegious act against sacred places: already 90 since the beginning of 2023 Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "They can desecrate our temples, destroy our images, but our faith always remains in Jesus Christ who created heaven and earth. Long live the Sacramental Jesus". This is a new sacrilegious act r ...
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  25 May 2023
  AMERICA - Week of prayer: "anointed by the same Spirit, let us seek to be a reflection of Trinitarian love, love in unity, love in diversity" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - In many Latin American Catholic communities the "Week of Prayer for Christian Unity" takes place on the days before or after Pentecost. The churches in Brazil celebrate it during the week of Ma ...
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  24 May 2023
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The search for peace is based on respect for life, human dignity and dialogue, not on violence Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "The scandalous and cruel practice of recruitingand using minors for war, so frequent by various armed groups, indicates a high level of degradation of the armed conflict in the country. The Colo ...
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  23 May 2023
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Santa Ana Maya parish priest murdered with firearms Huandacareo (Agenzia Fides) - The Office of the Attorney General of the State of Michoacán is investigating the murder of Father Javier García Villafaña, which occurred on Monday, May 22, 2023 in the municipality of H ...
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  22 May 2023
  AMERICA/HAITI - Corruption, kidnappings, insecurity:"the situation is unsustainable. The Church urges better living conditions for all" Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) – There is chaos in Haiti. Its capital, Port-au-Prince in particular, has long been held hostage by armed gangs, all involved in criminal activities ranging from extortion to drug traffic ...
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  22 May 2023
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Laudato Sì Week: "share skills and creativity" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - After the Mass celebrated yesterday in the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, the opening ceremony of "Laudato Sì Week" will take place today, May 22, at 10 am (local time), at the Dom Helder Câma ...
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  19 May 2023
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Pastoral care of Communication: "a dynamic, dialogical, interactive and multidirectional process" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - During the Week of Communication that the Church in Brazil is experiencing in view of the 57th World Day of Social Communications, on May 21, the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) ...
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  17 May 2023
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Families "promoters of human life, builders of society, custodians of the common home and active subjects of evangelization" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "The purpose is to highlight that the family, living its vocation to be a community of life and love, is the protagonist of human life in all its dimensions. We need families to increasingly assu ...
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  16 May 2023
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Educating young people for peace, a sign of hope in the midst of the Colombian conflict Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Education is essential to prevent children and adolescents from repeating the violence that plagues the region. This was stated by Juan Casas, director of the Jesuit Refugee Service Colombia (JRS ...
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  15 May 2023
  AMERICA/CHILE - God's wisdom contrasts with 'politics' and many demographic 'programs': Bishop of Melipilla on Mother's Day Melipilla (Agenzia Fides) - "Celebrating Mother's Day must also mean a willingness on the part of those responsible for work, health, business and housing programs, so that women can fulfill their mission of motherhood w ...
• 12 May 2023
  AMERICA/PANAMA - No amount of money can compensate for the damage that mining can cause Panama (Agenzia Fides) - "Metal mining is neither feasible nor sustainable in a country with the water and biodiversity richness and climate vulnerability of Panama. This is proven by many international and national stud ...
• 11 May 2023
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Father Mirope Milanco Duartes Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 26, 2023, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, appointed the Rev. Mirope Milanco Duartes, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Panama as ...
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  11 May 2023
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - CELAM Assembly: "Christ must be the center of our meeting, of our reflection, of our pastoral care" Aguadilla (Agenzia Fides) - "Christ must be the center of our meeting, of our reflection, of our pastoral work", stressed Monsignor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, Archbishop of Trujillo, President of the Latin American and Car ...