America

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  13 April 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishops to presidential candidates: what will they do for human rights, violence, poverty? Cuautitlán Izcalli (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church, concerned about the well-being of the people of Mexico, wants, in these upcoming elections, to promote dialogue and the participation of citizens, but above all ...
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  12 April 2018
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The Bishops of El Salvador in the United States to support the TPS Washington (Agenzia Fides) – Need to meet members of Congress to try to raise awareness of what could happen if Salvadorans (about 200 thousand) lost their temporary protection status and meet immigrant Salvadoran fait ...
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  12 April 2018
  AMERICA/PERU - "A Church with a priestly way of holiness": the Apostolic Nuncio during his visit to Cuzco Cuzco (Agenzia Fides) - "Priests must take into consideration the main message of Pope Francis, in which he asks to give life to a Church with a priestly path of holiness and not of perfection", said Mgr. Nicola Girasoli ...
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  11 April 2018
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishops of the border defend Venezuelan immigrants Puerto Carreño (Agenzia Fides) – There is major concern "for the growing wave of emigrants towards border cities such as Puerto Carreño and Puerto Inirida" in Colombia, in addition to the need to implement "pastoral ...
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  11 April 2018
  AMERICA - A "Continental Walk" to raise awareness on public policies for children Bogotá (Agenzia Fides) - "It will be a symbolic but strong action: we want to bring tenderness in the public sphere and influence public policies for children in the countries where we will pass". This is how Angel Mori ...
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  10 April 2018
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Appeal of the Church: the environmental protection of the Amazon is a shared responsibility Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "The Venezuelan Amazon: the cry of the earth and the cry of the peoples call for answers" is the title of the document published by REPAM (the Pan-Amazon Ecclesial Network), on behalf of the Ven ...
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  9 April 2018
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - New national coordination for the Pastoral Land Commission Goiania (Agenzia Fides) - On April 5 the Pastoral Land Commission (CPT) elected its new National Coordination for the next three years: Mgr. André de Witte, Bishop of Ruy Barbosa, who was vice president in the last thre ...
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  9 April 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - For the first time the Bishops address the citizens of Mexico and United States "for the dignity of migrants" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "For the first time in history, the Bishops address the citizens of Mexico and the United States, regardless of their religious convictions, and in a special way and with great respect, to t ...
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  7 April 2018
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - No to bullying: small ambassadors of "Living Peace" change the face of their schools Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - "In Paraguay we are experiencing social violence characterized by aggression and bullying; we try to give children proposals which are rich in values like listening to others, forgiving, shari ...
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  6 April 2018
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Manifestation of faith and hope of the Rio Negro indigenous communities during Holy Week São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Agenzia Fides) - "The experience of the mystery of Passion, death and resurrection of the Lord manifests itself in different ways in the Brazilian region of Rio Negro, in the diocese of São Ga ...
• 6 April 2018
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Appointment of National Director of the PMS, Fr. Bernardino Lazo Cardenas Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 25 January 2018, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Fr. Bernardino Lazo Cardenas, of the diocesan clergy of Cholu ...
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  6 April 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Towards the elections: the Church chastises corruption, crime, fanaticism Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The electoral campaign for the elections of 1 July has officially begun in Mexico, when 89 million people will choose the president of the Republic, and 18.311 public offices, including 128 ...
• 6 April 2018
  AMERICA/CANADA - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Alex Osei, CSSp Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On December 20, 2017, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed rev. Fr. Alex Osei, CSSp as National Director of the Pontifical Miss ...
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  5 April 2018
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Conclusion Congress "Medellín: 50 Years On" Bogotá (Agenzia Fides) – “We intend to reflect on pastoral care as an intrinsic part of ecclesial and theological work, and not simply the pastoral or practical application of theology and the life of the Church” ...
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  4 April 2018
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishop of Barrancabermeja: "Join forces to overcome environmental disaster" AMERICA/COLOMBIA – Bishop of Barrancabermeja: "Join forces to overcome environmental disaster" Santander (Agenzia Fides) – “Words cannot express the deep sadness, given the vastness of this environmental disaster ...