America

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  24 January 2019
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - High social tension, the faithful locked up in the Cathedral in Maturin Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - In Maturin, about 700 people are still locked inside the Nuestra Señora del Carmen Cathedral, for fear of violent actions against the demonstrators. Maturín is a city in the eastern part of Ve ...
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  23 January 2019
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Bishops "It is urgent to listen to the popular cry of change" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "January 23, 1958 is a historical date for all Venezuelans, an inspiring sign of the triumph of social rationality in the face of the abuse of power, of the unity of the weak people before the d ...
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  22 January 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Self-criticism in all social areas against corruption that contaminates the new generations Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "We have heard the word corruption a lot in recent years. But who really dares to face it? It seems that it is easier to publish cartoons on the Internet, criticize it or represent it in fil ...
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  22 January 2019
  AMERICA/PANAMA - After the Days in the dioceses, WYD begins this evening: young people from all over the world "in serach of many answers" Panama City (Agenzia Fides) - More than 30,000 young pilgrims from all over the world have arrived in Panama for World Youth Day (WYD) which will officially begin at 5pm today, with the opening ceremony and Mass. The ch ...
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  21 January 2019
  AMERICA/PERU - A year after Pope Francis’ visit, corruption continues to be the most serious problem Trujillo (Agenzia Fides) – On Sunday, January 20, the first anniversary of the Pope's pastoral visit was celebrated with a solemn mass and the coronation of the image of the "Immaculate Virgin of the Door", in Otuzco, ...
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  18 January 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishops: "total rejection of any form of terrorism and violence" Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Colombia (CEC) strongly rejects the recent terrorist act that occurred at the "General Santander" National Police School in Bogotá, which caused 21 deaths and at lea ...
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  17 January 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Young representatives of indigenous peoples bring their expectations and hopes to WYD Manaus (Agenzia Fides) - 2019 World Youth Day will bring together young people from all over the world in Panama from 22 to 27 January. Among them are eight young Brazilian natives, representatives of different peoples a ...
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  15 January 2019
  AMERICA/PERU - The work of the Assembly of Bishops begins: "Synodality belongs to the whole Church" Lima (Agenzia Fides) - 49 Peruvian Bishops yesterday inaugurated their 113th Plenary Assembly with a Mass celebrated in the parish of San Antonio de Padua, district of Jesus Maria, in Lima. Mgr. Miguel Cabrejos, Archbish ...
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  15 January 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Presentation of the logo for the beatification of the martyrs of La Rioja, "the joy of the whole people" La Rioja (Agenzia Fides) - The Argentine diocese of La Rioja presented the logo and the theme of the beatification of Mgr. Enrique Angelelli, of the priests Carlos Murias ofm and Gabriel Longueville and of layman Wencesl ...
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  14 January 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - WYD in Panama, an opportunity make the Amazon and the Amazonian face of young Brazilians known Manaus (Agenzia Fides) - Panama will host the World Youth Day (WYD) from 22 to 27 January. One of the participants is Aylla Emanuele Silveira, a young 21-year-old woman who will represent the Magis House of Manaus and ha ...
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  14 January 2019
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - The Archbishop of San Salvador: no to the privatization of water, unjust fiscal and pension system San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of San Salvador, Mgr. José Luis Escobar, invited Salvadorans to vote responsibly in the presidential elections on 3 February. "Very soon there will be elections, and we must ...
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  11 January 2019
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Secure borders and humane treatment of those fleeing persecution and seeking a better life are not mutually exclusive. Newark (Agenzia Fides) - In the message to the nation on Tuesday 8 January on the issue of migrants at the border, Donald Trump, President of the United States, attacked Central American migrants trying to enter the coun ...
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  11 January 2019
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - The Bishops: the already fragile State of law in the Country is in danger, it is necessary to respect the Constitution Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - "Huge concern and great indignation in the face of the events which took place in past days", were expressed by the Bishops of Guatemala in a statement signed on 10 January by the Preside ...
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  10 January 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops seek to create spaces of encounter, dialogue and peace Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "Our country is constantly faced with various trials and difficulties, there are few job and education opportunities, high insecurity, including the uncertainty and expectations that come wi ...
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  8 January 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Nicaragua crisis returns to OAS on January 11 Managua (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, Archbishop of Managua and president of the Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua (CEN), after Mass last Sunday, 6 January, said that it will be necessary to analyze and imp ...