America

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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 ...
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  14 March 2026
  AMERICA/HAITI - Beyond violence and humanitarian crisis: "A community that places the Lord at the center of its life and wants to move towards a dignified life" Pourcine Pic Makaya (Agenzia Fides) – “The year 2026 is likely to be a turning point for Haiti, with elections planned for this year and the inauguration of the new president and parliament in February 2027. But ever ...
• 11 March 2026
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Sr. Jolanta Elżbieta Płomińska, SSPC, new director of the PMS Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 27, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), appointed, Rev. Sr. Jola ...
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  9 March 2026
  AMERICA/HAITI - A young aspiring priest killed by a drone; concern for the fate of a priest involved in prison ministry a month after his abduction Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) – A young man who had begun his journey to become a priest was killed by a kamikaze drone used by the police. According to the Haitian newspaper PouSiOupaTKonnen, Jamesly Jean-Louis was ...
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  8 March 2026
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Cardinal Cupich: The war on Iran portrayed as a "video game" represents the failure of our humanity Chicago (Agenzia Fides) - "More than a thousand" Iranian men, women, and children "lie dead after days of US and Israeli missile strikes." Meanwhile, "the official White House X account posted a video Thursday evening of ...
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  25 February 2026
  AMERICA/PERU - Bishops after floods and landslides in the Arequipa region: “Mutual support is essential to address these painful realities” Arequipa (Agenzia Fides) – A severe wave of bad weather has battered the Arequipa region in recent days, destroying homes and vehicles. Families have been forced to evacuate their houses. More than 4,782 people have be ...
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  24 February 2026
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Civil and religious authorities unite to protect the country from further violence and restore peace Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – A few days after the killing of the leader of the Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as 'El Mencho', chaos reigns throughout the country. Armed clashes, arr ...
• 20 February 2026
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 11, 2024, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), confirmed Rev. Jafet Alber ...
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  16 February 2026
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Child soldiers on the rise in the country: for illegal armed groups, “children have become cheap and expendable combatants” Bogotá (Agenzia Fides) – Seventy-eight children (58 boys and 20 girls) have been killed or maimed by unidentified groups and also by dissidents from the demobilized Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP, Cen ...