America

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  5 April 2019
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Catholics involved in the politics of five countries confront the Bishops Marianela (Agenzia Fides) - There will be about 80 participants in the meeting of Catholics with political responsibilities at the service of the peoples of the Latin American Cono Sur, which will be held from 10 to 12 A ...
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  5 April 2019
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Cardinal Tobin's statement on the proposed funding cutoff for the Northern Triangle Newark (Agenzia Fides) - "It is with a profound sense of sadness that I have read about the proposed cutoff of humanitarian aid to the Northern Triangle countries of Central America. I continue to be amazed that some sti ...
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  4 April 2019
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The law on religious freedom pending the signature of the President La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - Bolivia will have a law that intends to regularize the activity of evangelical groups and Aymara ten years after the approval of the Constitution, which guarantees full religious freedom and wors ...
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  4 April 2019
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - CELAM meeting of indigenous pastoral workers Latacunga (Agenzia Fides) - The meeting of indigenous pastoral workers, organized by the CELAM Department of Culture and Education, is taking place in Latacunga, Ecuador, from 1 to 6 April, through its executive secretar ...
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  3 April 2019
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops' message: the challenge to build a nation that is the home for all, respecting dignity and human rights Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "Given the seriousness of the situation we are experiencing in Venezuela, we Bishops, interpreting the cry and desires of our communities, have written several messages regarding particular situ ...
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  3 April 2019
  AMERICA/PERU - Bishops ask to investigate the death of a British Lasallian religious Iquitos (Agenzia Fides) - The Peruvian Episcopal Conference, through a statement sent to Agenzia Fides, informs of the death of brother Paul McAuley, a member of the Institute of the Brothers of Christian Schools (La Sa ...
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  2 April 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - A response from the Brazilian Church to the Venezuelan migrant crisis Leme (Agenzia Fides) - Solidarity in welcoming Venezuelan migrants is one of the challenges the Brazilian Catholic Church is facing in recent months. Most Venezuelans arrive in the country along the border of Pacaraima, ...
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  2 April 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Communities that welcome with joy: the key to missionary awakening Bogotá (Agenzia Fides) - “Baptized and sent. Missionary action in the context of the evangelizing process", is the title of the National Missionary Meeting held in Bogotá from 26 to 28 March, within the framework of ...
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  1 April 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Bishops of Nicaragua denounce "the harsh repression against peaceful citizens" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Nicaragua have condemned the harsh repression carried out last Saturday against peaceful demonstrators, who had gathered in the center of Managua. The protesters were literally at ...
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  30 March 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Cardinal Pimiento, one hundred years and seven Popes: "Discernment and wisdom to overcome polarization" Bogotá (Agenzia Fides) - "As a Church in Colombia we have not always done the right thing. We should have begun to preach a Gospel of freedom so that Colombia would not begin its independent life as a quarrelsome countr ...
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  29 March 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops concerned about pension reform: penalizes the poor, women, peasants, the disabled Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "Among our current concerns, we highlight the pension reform presented by the government to the National Congress for debate and approval", reads the statement of the Permanent Council of the B ...
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  28 March 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Dilma Ferreira Silva, the first social activist murdered in the Amazon in 2019 Tucurui (Agenzia Fides) - A "rapid investigation of the crime" and the implementation of "security measures for people damaged by the construction of dams throughout Brazil" are the requests contained in the statement of ...
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  28 March 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Catholics committed to combating feminicides and gender-based violence Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "We want to deepen, through an open, interdisciplinary dialogue, issues related to discrimination based on gender, its influence on the family reality and on the problems of social exclusion ...
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  28 March 2019
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Lay people reaffirm the commitment to being a "Church that goes forth " and to evangelize all areas Ypacarai (Agenzia Fides) - "As a Church that goes forth, the lay faithful must be concerned and committed to all dimensions of contemporary reality: ecclesial, social, political, economic, cultural and environmental in t ...
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  27 March 2019
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops on religious freedom: "To recognize conscientious objection" La Paz (Fides) - The General Secretary of the Bolivian Bishops’ Conference (CEB), Aurelio Pesoa Ribera, OFM, Auxiliary Bishop of La Paz, presented a bishops’ statement on two current issues in the country, on March 2 ...