America

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  26 February 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Extraordinary Missionary Month: let us become aware that we are all missionaries "by nature" Formosa (Agenzia Fides) - "Being a missionary is a vocation, a call and an election", says His Exc. Mgr. José Vicente Conejero Gallego to Agenzia Fides, who arrived as a missionary in the Argentine diocese of Formosa in ...
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  25 February 2019
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Emergency meeting of border Bishops on recent migration developments in the region Texas (Agenzia Fides) - Border Bishops from the U.S. and Mexico, along with representatives from various Catholic social justice groups, will gather in El Paso, Texas, February 25-27 for an emergency meeting on recent im ...
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  23 February 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Quality of life and care for creation: the "Nascer Sustentável" project Araguaína (Agenzia Fides) - The Don Orione Hospital of Araguaína, a municipality in the Brazilian state of Tocantins, has launched the project "Nascer Sustentável", thanks to which a tree will be planted for each chil ...
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  22 February 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Temporary reception places for Venezuelan migrants: the Scalabrinians initiative Boa Vista (Agenzia Fides) - The project launched in Brazil by the Scalabrinian Missionary Sisters is called "Venezuelan Migration, appeal to solidarity", who since their foundation have been dealing with assistance to mi ...
• 22 February 2019
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Appointment of the Apostolic Vicar of Camiri Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Francis has appointed Fr. Jesús Galeote Tormo, O.F.M., currently Apostolic Administrator "sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" of the same Vicariate as Apostolic Vicar o ...
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  22 February 2019
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Bishops call for the entry of "humanitarian aid" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "Listen to the cry of the people, allow the entry of "humanitarian aid"! say the Bishops of Venezuela in a document made known yesterday, 21 February. Yesterday evening, the Venezuelan governmen ...
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  21 February 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Missionary Rosary of prisoners, timid signs for a way out of the crisis Managua (Agenzia Fides) - A "Prayer Campaign for Hans Josué Gaitán Sandino and for all unjustly detained political prisoners" is promoted by the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Nicaragua through its social networ ...
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  20 February 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Xt2 Program: young protagonists in social and ecclesial life, with commitment and creativity Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "We have two fundamental objectives: to help young people find the meaning of their life and their vocation, knowing that they are loved and listened to, and to be incisive in the search for ...
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  20 February 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - A priest who helped Venezuelan refugees has been killed Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - At approximately 7 pm local time, on Monday 18 February, in the Tierra Buena neighborhood of Patio Bonito, in the town of Kennedy, in the south of the Colombian capital Bogotà, Fr. Carlos Ernes ...
• 20 February 2019
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Resignation of the Vicar Apostolic of Reyes Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 18, 2019, the Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of Reyes, Bolivia, presented by H.E. Msgr. Carlos Bürgler, C.SS.R. ...
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  15 February 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Preparation for the beatification of Mgr. Angelelli, a Pastor who took care of the last La Rioja (Agenzia Fides) - The northern province of Argentina, La Rioja is preparing for the beatification of Bishop Enrique Angelelli, of priests Carlos Murias and Gabriel Longueville and layman Wenceslao Pedernera, mar ...
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  15 February 2019
  AMERICA/PORTO RICO - Towards the Extraordinary Missionary Month: "Every baptized person is called to bring the Good News to the suburbs" Arecibo (Agencia Fides) - The Church in Puerto Rico is preparing for the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October with an Extraordinary Missionary Year which began a month ago, on January 13, the Feast of the Baptism of ...
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  13 February 2019
  AMERICA/HAITI - "The country is on the brink of collapsing": the Bishops denounce violence, intimidation, misery Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "The moment is serious, because there is violence against life, we deplore the loss of life and property registered recently during the demonstrations. We take this opportunity to express ...
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  13 February 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishops: let us persevere in reconciliation and peace, let us fight corruption, let us keep hope alive Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of their Plenary Assembly (see Fides 4/2/2019), the Bishops of Colombia published a message to the people of God to share some food for thought which arose from their meeting. In the ...
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  6 February 2019
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops, religious and laity: on 10 February we pray for peace, reconciliation, freedom Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "We invite all the people to participate in the Eucharist on Sunday 10 February, and to pray in all the churches, in our homes and communities, asking the Lord to grant us peace, reconciliation, ...