America

• 12 May 2026
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Appointment of vicar apostolic of Tierradento Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Homero Marín Arboleda, C.M., until now parish priest of Saint Anthony of Padua on Kiriwina Island and of Blessed John Mazzucconi on Woodlark ...
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  6 May 2026
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The economic crisis fuels social tensions: Bishops call for dialogue and reconciliation La Paz (Fides News Agency) – Social unrest is escalating in Bolivia, manifesting itself in protests, economic hardship, and political tensions. In recent weeks, transport companies, unions, farmers, and indigenous orga ...
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  5 May 2026
  AMERICA/HAITI - May and 'Flag Day' between pride and sorrow
  Pourcine Pic Makaya (Fides News Agency) – “This will be a truly unforgettable event. The children of the parish school are working diligen ...
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  29 April 2026
  AMERICA/PERU - The "Invisible" ones of the "Cottolengo" in Arequipa, loved like our own children by Domitia Caramazza
  Arequipa (Fides News Agency) – The “Cottolengo” in Arequipa – Hogarcito de Niños Especiales San Jose Benito Cottolengo – welcomes the “invis ...
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  25 April 2026
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - National Week of Prayer for Vocations 2026: “Jesus calls, forms and sends in community” Bogotá (Fides News Agency) – From April 26 to May 3, 2026, the Church in Colombia will observe a “National Week of Prayer for Vocations.” This week is dedicated to prayer, reflection, and pastoral accompaniment an ...
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  17 April 2026
  AMERICA/CUBA - Bishops defend the Pope against attacks and stand with the people in the midst of crisis: “A beacon of light amid so much darkness” Santa Clara (Fides News Agency) - The bishops of Cuba have expressed their “deepest communion and filial affection” for Pope Leo XIV in a letter dated April 13, 2026, in which they express their closeness to the Pont ...
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  31 March 2026
  Rebirth in Chiclayo
  by Domitia Caramazza Chiclayo (Agenzia Fides) – The “beloved diocese” of Bishop Robert Francis Prevost has become today the “city of Pope Leo XIV.” Since May 8, 2025, ...
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  30 March 2026
  AMERICA/HAITI - Executions, abuses, armed gangs, the context of violence does not discourage the small Catholic community of Pourcine Pic-Makaya Pourcine Pic-Macaya (Agenzia Fides) – One million and 400 thousand people forced to abandon their homes today live as internally displaced persons, and over 5,500 have died in 2025 alone. These are the alarming figures ...
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  27 March 2026
  The ambivalent effects of the war in Iran on Latin American countries Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – The war in Iran is having repercussions in regions far removed from the countries directly involved in the conflict, including in Central and South America. In the short term, Latin Ame ...
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  26 March 2026
  AMERICA/USA - Archbishop Fulton Sheen will be beatified on September 24: Cardinal Tagle will be the Pope's special envoy to the celebrations St. Louis (Agenzia Fides) – Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified on September 24. Pope Leo XIV will send Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Eva ...
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  24 March 2026
  AMERICA/CHILE - Concern over migrants' access to fundamental rights Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - “The right to social benefits precedes immigration status,” said Cardinal Fernando Chomalì, Archbishop of Santiago, Chile, referring to a statement issued by Red Clamor Chile, which expres ...
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  19 March 2026
  KOREAN MISSIONARIES AROUND THE WORLD/4: Working along existential borders, Serving Migrants
  by Pascale Rizk SAO PAULO (Fides Agency) - “If we ask ourselves where the shepherd of the diaspora should go, I would answer that he must go where people live in an ambiguous ...
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  18 March 2026
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The results of the legislative elections reveal new trends ahead of the presidential elections by Cosimo Graziani Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Elections for the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate were held in Colombia on March 8. The results of these elections, which allowed parties to nominate their presidential c ...
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  16 March 2026
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Prevention to protect life: meeting on raising awareness and supporting people living with HIV La Rioja (Agenzia Fides) - “When society is informed, organized and committed to prevention, it is possible to protect life and provide more compassionate support to those living with this disease,” stated participan ...
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  15 March 2026
  Sixth General Assembly of the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA). “Something new is being born” Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) – The Sixth General Assembly of the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA) will take place in Bogotà from Monday, March 16, to Friday, March 20, during which the present and future of the ...