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18 July 2019
AMERICA/ECUADOR - General strike against corruption, layoffs, school and health cuts
Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The general strike has paralyzed Ecuador for two days now, with the population taking to the streets to protest against the corruption of the political class and the economic policies of President ...
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18 July 2019
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Towards the 32nd Week for Peace: objective 1,000 "territories of peace"
Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - The theme "I am and we are a territory of peace" will mark the celebration of the 32nd Week for Peace, from 2 to 9 September, which wants to make visible and promote the efforts of thousands of ...
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17 July 2019
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Significant increase in poverty, there is solidarity but state policies are urgent
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - In 2018 there was a significant increase in multidimensional poverty in Argentina in a context of high inflation and economic stagnation: 33.6% of Argentines appear to be below the poverty ...
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16 July 2019
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Letter of commitment from seminarians: "we cannot speak of vocation excluding the mission"
Santo Antônio da Patrulha (Agenzia Fides) - "The Congress was, without doubt, a moment of true awareness of the missionary journey of the Church in Brazil and in the world". This is what 235 diocesan and religious semin ...
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15 July 2019
AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Amendment of the Constitution: concern and fears of an "imbalance of democratic stability"
Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo, Mgr. Jesus Castro Marte, has warned that an "imbalance of democratic stability" could occur in the country following the political ...
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15 July 2019
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishops on possible agreement with Trump on migrants: "would cause serious damage regarding the good and sovereignty of the country"
Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - In the imminency of a probable agreement between the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, with Guatemalan President, Jimmy Morales, on the subject of migration that wo ...
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13 July 2019
AMERICA/PERU - Tía María mining project: communities mobilized, intervention of Bishops to avoid new conflicts
Arequipa (Agenzia Fides) - "The Presidency of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference, in response to the reactions aroused by the 'Tía María Project', expresses concern about the possible development of this situation and ...
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13 July 2019
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Religious communities: "putting the most disadvantaged people at the center of social and political action"
Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "The electoral process does not have to necessarily mean crisis, because it is simply something that inevitably happens in democracies. Now it is necessary to revitalize democracy, not just ...
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12 July 2019
AMERICA/HONDURAS - First Ad Gentes missionary formation meeting for Central American animators
Valle de Angeles (Agenzia Fides) - Representatives of groups involved in the missions, both members of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) and other pastoral care workers of Central American (Panama, Costa Rica, Nicar ...
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12 July 2019
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Bishops: "Venezuela cries out for a change of direction, a return to the constitution"
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - At noon yesterday, 11 July, on behalf of all the Bishops of Venezuela, Archbishop Jesús González De Zárate, Archbishop of Cumaná; Mgr. Jorge Aníbal Quintero, Bishop of Barcelona and Mgr. Jo ...
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11 July 2019
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The first liturgical feast of the blessed martyrs of La Rioja: an opportunity to learn and imitate their testimony of faith
La Rioja (Agenzia Fides) - "The joy of the beatification of our martyrs Enrique, Carlos, Gabriel and Wenceslao continues to beat in our hearts and encourages us to continue walking as a community in the "state of beatifi ...
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11 July 2019
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Church will continue to remain on the side of the people, mainly alongside those who suffer the most
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Maracaibo and President of the Venezuelan Bishops' Conference (CEV), Mgr. José Luis Azuaje, assured that the Church will remain with the people, especially with those who suff ...
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10 July 2019
AMERICA/PANAMA - May governors work for the dignity of the person and for the common good, and may citizens contribute to building a better Panama
Panama (Agenzia Fides) - "The new authorities have the historical possibility of regaining the trust of people with a government management centered on the dignity of the person and on the common good; and the citizens h ...
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10 July 2019
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Costa Rica welcomes the children who fled from Nicaragua in its schools
Jinotepe (Agenzia Fides) - Thanks to the generosity of the border towns in Costa Rica, thousands of children fleeing the social and political crisis in Nicaragua have managed to return to class. According to the note se ...
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9 July 2019
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Prison emergency: the new President’s fight against violence, with the support of the Church
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The average daily number of murders in El Salvador between June 1 and July 6 was 7.6, thus much lower than the daily average of 12.7 murders that occurred during the previous government. Th ...
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