America

• 13 May 2020
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Rev. Estefan Turcios Carpano Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 23 January 2020, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed rev. Luis Estefan Turcios Carpano, of the clergy of the Archdioc ...
• 13 May 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Luis Alberto Hernandez Guzman Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 22 January 2020, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Luis Alberto Hernandez Guzman, of the diocesan clergy of Ma ...
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  13 May 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Mgr. Rueda Aparicio after the latest murderers: "Cauca, sing and fight for peace" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "We cannot silence the pain we feel in the face of this cruel reality: the elderly are not respected and children are eliminated, crime is killing the memory of peoples". These are the heartfelt ...
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  13 May 2020
  AMERICA/HAITI - Covid-19 and aid from the PMS: "Challenges to the mission of Christ in our dear Haiti" Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "People are very worried because nobody knows when this virus can hit us. The Church is closed, schools are closing. Families suffer due to the psychological, socio-economic and political ...
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  12 May 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - "Addressing the pandemic: responsibility, serenity and trust in God" underlines Mgr. Baez Masaya (Agenzia Fides) - Fides received a video message from Mgr. Silvio José Báez, Auxiliary Bishop of Managua with the title "Addressing the pandemic: responsibility, serenity and trust in God" where, after advising ...
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  12 May 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - Our pilgrim Lady of Fatima in the dioceses, May 13 celebration in streaming from the Shrine of Maipù Santiago (Agenzia Fides) – Wednesday, 13 May, feast of Our Lady of Fatima, Mgr. Cristián Roncagliolo, Auxiliary Bishop of Santiago, will preside the prayer of the Holy Rosary, the Mass and the act of Consecration to t ...
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  11 May 2020
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - The Bishops: "Avoid the layoff of workers, this is the moment in which we must help each other like brothers and sisters" San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Salvadoran Episcopal Conference, through a statement entitled "A country according to the heart of God" asks employers to avoid the layoff of workers or the suspension of their contract ...
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  9 May 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Mgr. Schmitz to politicians: "You must not play with the life of humble people" Bluefields (Agenzia Fides) - In Nicaragua the health emergency situation continues to be increasingly difficult and confusing. While the population, also following the advice of the Catholic Church, is spontaneously unde ...
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  8 May 2020
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Towards the gradual reopening of churches ensuring the safety of the health of the faithful Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Ecuador (CEE) met with the technical-scientific Commission to detail its plans for the reopening of churches, following agreements between bishops and government repres ...
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  8 May 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Covid-19: health mission in the Vicariate of Inirida, the Bishops of Nariño ask the President for "urgent care" Inirida (Agenzia Fides) - As part of the social actions carried out by the Apostolic Vicariate of Inírida (Colombia) in this period of pandemic and with the support of a group of health professionals, a boat left in pas ...
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  7 May 2020
  AMERICA - Urgent dissemination of necessary minimum information on Covid-19 among the indigenous peoples of the Amazon, initiatives of Christian groups Madre de Dios (Agenzia Fides) - With the aim of spreading and strengthening the minimum information needed on Covid-19 among the indigenous peoples of the Amazon, a team of bilingual interpreters, communicators and educa ...
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  7 May 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - Families without work and without food because of the pandemic: initiatives of the Chilean dioceses Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The pandemic has affected everyone, in particular hundreds of Chilean families who have been left without work or resources to meet basic needs. For this reason, the diocese of Iquique, through ...
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  6 May 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Family month in times of pandemic: "With Mary, we experience the domestic Church" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Colombian Church usually celebrates "Family Week" in May, however, given the current reality due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year the Bishops have proposed to experience "Family Month" ...
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  6 May 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Bishops: a new date for the elections so as not to endanger the health and life of Bolivians La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Bolivian Episcopal Conference suggests that the Plurinational Assembly together with the Supreme Electoral Court, work in a coordinated way and take into account the difficulty that currently ...
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  5 May 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Bishops of the Amazon ask the authorities for more attention for Covid-19 which is spreading more and more in the region Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "We Bishops of the Amazon, in the face of the uncontrolled spread of Covid 19 in Brazil, especially in the Amazon, express our immense concern and ask for greater attention from federal and sta ...