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27 July 2019
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - An organic plan for the formation and organization of the laity based on evangelization
Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - On the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the National Council of the Laity, the Bishops’ Conference of Colombia (CEC) promoted a national meeting which was held from July 22nd to 24 ...
26 July 2019
AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Day of Prayer for Peace in Puerto Rico
San Juan (Agenzia Fides) – Today, from 5pm (local time), July 26, to the same time tomorrow, the Bishops of Puerto Rico have called a day of prayer called "24 hours with Jesus for peace in Puerto Rico". The National Sh ...
26 July 2019
AMERICA/PERU - Bishops’ message for the national holiday: continue to work for a real change
Lima (Agenzia Fides) - On the national holiday of the 198th anniversary of Peru's independence, which takes place on July 28, the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference (CEP) has published a message addressed to the national com ...
25 July 2019
AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - After the resignation of the Governor, the Bishops invite every citizen to "rebuild a democratic country"
San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - "In this important and historic moment for our people, we Catholic Bishops of Puerto Rico, invite all the Puerto Rican brothers to maintain the serenity and democratic balance that this period ...
25 July 2019
AMERICA/BRAZIL - "I gave my whole life to the Order": the Minister General of the Camillian Missionaries before dying
Granja Viana (Agenzia Fides) - On the night of 24 July, Father Leocir Pessini, Superior of the Order of Ministers of the Sick (Camillians), passed away due to the worsening of a serious illness. The news was sent to Agen ...
24 July 2019
AMERICA/MEXICO - The dignity and sovereignty of the nation, as well as the dignity and human rights of migrants, are above any negotiation
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - As Commission for human mobility and as Mexican Bishops’ Conference, "we expressed our concern about the lack of a true humanitarian reception to our migrant brothers, this is a reality th ...
24 July 2019
AMERICA/MEXICO - The Missionary Fathers of Charity in Tijuana
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Father Cyril D´Silva, Missionary of Charity from India, is the director of the Mother Teresa of Calcutta sanctuary in Tijuana in the Mother Teresa House of Calcutta strongly desired by the ...
23 July 2019
AMERICA/CUBA - The Church applauds the pardon for 2,604 prisoners, a gesture of mercy for social reintegration
La Habana (Agenzia Fides) - The national commission for penitentiary pastoral care of the Cuban Bishops' Conference, together with Bishops, priests, deacons, religious and laity, "join the happiness of families who, with ...
23 July 2019
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Bishops: migrants should not be criminalized, the underlying causes must be addressed
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - "We are worried about the very serious situation in which hundreds of thousands of compatriots currently live in the United States. We think, first of all, of those who are in danger of bei ...
22 July 2019
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Mgr. Rolando Alvarez: walking together, praying for Nicaragua and seeking the truth
Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The pilgrimage of the Divine Niño to the Shrine of Matagalpa held yesterday, Sunday, July 21st was widely attended. Led by the Bishop of the Diocese of Matagalpa, Mgr. Rolando Alvarez, the fa ...
20 July 2019
AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - The Bishops join the request for the governor's resignation
San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - On Friday 19 July the Catholic Bishops of Puerto Rico joined civil society sectors who call for the resignation of the island's governor, Ricardo Rosselló. The political crisis in the country ...
20 July 2019
NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Deep social and economic crisis in Haiti: how to get out of the serious situation?
Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Haitian people are experiencing a serious social and economic crisis with repercussions on people's psychology and their ability to hope for the future. This was reported to Agenzia Fides ...
20 July 2019
AMERICA/HAITI - Post-earthquake missionary work of the Camillians: "We must focus on people"
Ranja (Agenzia Fides) - "Even today, almost ten years after the earthquake that devastated Haiti, we are trying to accompany the Haitian population towards a full recovery", says Father Aris Miranda, Camillian missionary ...
19 July 2019
AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Scandal chat: people ask for the governor's resignation
San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - The publication of 900 pages of a "private chat", which reports conversations among Governor Ricardo Roselló and his ministers between November 2018 and January 2019, where they make fun of an ...
19 July 2019
AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Violent episodes do not stop: Bishops shocked by the ferocity and cruelty
Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Paraguay have expressed their dismay regarding the murder of an elderly couple and their two grandchildren, which occurred last week on an estate in Chaco, and called for the im ...
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