America

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  5 May 2020
  AMERICA/PERU - Church campaign raises double the funds needed for Covid-19 patients Iquitos (Agenzia Fides) - Good news in the midst of the Covid 19 crisis come from the region of Loreto (Peruvian forest), one of the Peruvian areas most affected by the pandemic. On Sunday 3 May, the Apostolic Vicariate ...
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  4 May 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - Appeal by Mgr. Rebolledo: "Effective solidarity towards the poorest and most defenseless" Coquimbo (Agenzia Fides) - "The crisis, caused by the consequences of coronavirus all over the world, is of proportions yet to be defined, and unfortunately it will affect the poorest, most defenseless and excluded of so ...
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  4 May 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops reaffirm "the defense of democracy, for justice and for peace" in times of health crisis Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "It is with perplexity and indignation that we witness violent demonstrations against measures to prevent coronavirus; that we have listened to distorted declarations of contempt for life by pu ...
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  30 April 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Scalabrinians: "The issue of migration is central even in this period of pandemic" Tijuana (Agenzia Fides) - "There is great concern about the condition that thousands of migrants currently live along the border line between Mexico and the United States. With the closure of the borders, due to the Covi ...
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  30 April 2020
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - May 1: "An embrace of solidarity in the pain and difficulties of workers, a message of great hope" Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) - This May 1st "finds us in the midst of a global storm, imagining a future of great economic and social crisis that will require the greatest responsibility and generosity of all, social movem ...
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  30 April 2020
  AMERICA / HAITI - Covid 19, a Redemptorist: "Many believe that the disease does not exist in the country and the diaspora no longer sends money" Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "It should be said that the predictions of experts on Haiti, regarding this pandemic, can come true in all their brutality since the country has weak points that seem to condemn it. We t ...
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  29 April 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - World premiere on the internet: "Shepherd of souls", life of Mgr. Salvador Montes de Oca Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Among the initiatives of the Episcopal Conference of Venezuela to express its closeness to the community of believers in the country, a "world premiere on the internet", the film about the life ...
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  29 April 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - "I do not mind, he is my brother": campaign to welcome those who return Guasdualito (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the return of Venezuelans to their country, on the border with Alto Apure, the Bishop of the diocese of Guasdualito, in Venezuela, launched the campaign "I do not mind, he ...
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  29 April 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - MCA Day: "From my home, like Santa Teresina, I am also a missionary!" Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - Adapting to the time in which we live for the Covid 19 pandemic, the National Day of Missionary Childhood and Adolescence (MCA) was celebrated in the Archdiocese of Santa Cruz, with the motto ...
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  28 April 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Suspension of masses for the pandemic is painful, but can help save lives Belo Horizonte (Agenzia Fides) - The social isolation measures decided by the authorities to curb the growth of cases and the spread of covid-19 in Brazil have also been adopted by the Brazilian archdioceses and dioceses ...
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  28 April 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Priest threatened with death, but the Church does not stop in defense of the rights of the population San Cristobal (Agenzia Fides) - Quarantine to combat the pandemic is not enough to stop organized crime that continues to threaten the population in Mexico. This is what happens in Chiapas, where priests have been threat ...
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  28 April 2020
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Government-Bishops Commission at work for the reopening of churches according to the concrete situation of each city Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Presidential Council and some Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Ecuador (ECE) met with the Government Minister, Maria Paula Romo, and her councilors, to discuss the issue of the reopening ...
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  27 April 2020
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - COVID-19: for missionaries it is the "time to 'stay' and do 'acts of solidarity, even if with simple gestures" Duràn (Agenzia Fides) - “Those who can afford to be at home and have the opportunity to go out to do shopping live a 'quarantine' which is certainly different from those who live in barracks, without basic services, w ...
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  27 April 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - Bishops: we can recover from Covid-19, but we must overcome hatred, indifference and violence Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The Assembly of the Chilean Episcopal Conference was held in an unusual way, via video conference, where the Bishops exchanged information on the different problems, challenges and solutions fa ...
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  24 April 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Interreligious Council set up: working together for the good of the Venezuelan family Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Representatives of the Christian Churches (Catholics, Evangelicals, Anglicans and Adventists), the Jewish community and a group of social organizations, came together to form the Venezuelan inte ...