America

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  26 March 2018
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - "The cry of the poor and of the Earth calls us": towards the III Continental Congress of Theology San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday 24 March, anniversary of the martyrdom of Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, the Amerindia network and the Master in Latin American Theology of the Central American University Jos ...
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  22 March 2018
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The Catholic Church abandons the management of the State Institute of Charity Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - With an official letter of resignation, presented to President Horacio Cartes, the Paraguayan Episcopal Conference (CEP) has left the management of the State Charity Institute ("Diben": Depart ...
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  22 March 2018
  AMERICA/PERU - Young protagonists of change in their communities: the Young Caritas project Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "This turning point in the training of young people has been quite positive and we firmly believe that volunteers can carry out very interesting projects for the benefit of their communities", says ...
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  21 March 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishops for the elections: to participate in order to transform Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "To participate in the civic and political life of our communities is a civil and Christian obligation that we cannot and should not ignore. Only by participating we can positively transform ...
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  21 March 2018
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The first priest of the Baniwa people ordained in the diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, he will work among his people Cachoeira (Agenzia Fides) - Saturday 17 March was a historic day of profound joy in the Brazilian diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, for the priestly ordination of Fr. Geraldo Trindade Montenegro, first priest of the ...
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  20 March 2018
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Bishops: Venezuela has become a sort of "foreign land" for everyone Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday, March 19, feast of St. Joseph, the Venezuelan Bishops' Conference sent a message to the people of God and to people of good will in which he reminds "all political, social and economi ...
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  17 March 2018
  AMERICA - Transforming reality in the light of the Gospel: young people towards the Synod San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - "Young people are a treasure for our people, a wealth that generates joy, hope, the ability to dream, to show sensitivity and solidarity for those who suffer. In these difficult times, God call ...
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  16 March 2018
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - State-Church convention violated: Catholic education "in a state of emergency" Riberalta (Agenzia Fides) - The Bolivian Bishops raise their voices and with concern they address the parents of the pupils of the 1,523 Catholic educational institutions of the country: schools "cannot guarantee teachin ...
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  16 March 2018
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Church: "No" to the censorship of social media Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "The state should not control or censor social media because it would limit freedom of expression, nor should it stand as a moral arbiter of people": this is what Mgr. Silvio José Báez, auxili ...
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  15 March 2018
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Youth in the Amazon: a daily journey to access basic education São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Agenzia Fides) - Living within the Amazon means facing the difficulty of accessing basic education. Education is usually carried out in the communities themselves, where schools, in most cases, ...
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  12 March 2018
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA- Elections won by right wing contrary to negotiations for peace Bogotà (Agencia Fides) – General elections in Colombia, held Sunday 11 March, saw a clear win for right wing Parties which openly oppose peace talks tabled with guerrilla groups of Marxist matrix. According to fir ...
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  8 March 2018
  AMERICA/PERU - "Youth, educators in faith": first week of formation for the catechists of Cusco Cusco (Agenzia Fides) - "Christian initiation requires young people to be educators in faith, because we are experiencing a moment of crisis in educational institutions such as parishes, families or schools. This is why ...
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  8 March 2018
  AMERICA - Catholic female journalists: a voice in the fight against injustice Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The condition of women in Latin America shows a deficit in respect of rights, social inclusion and equal opportunities, despite the progress made; it is the task of the Catholic press to keep atten ...
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  7 March 2018
  AMERICA - Celam: "Taking on the missionary discipleship of the Gospel implies guarding creation" Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - "Discerning the signs of the times" is a characteristic of the Church's pastoral theological work in fulfilling this mission. The Bishops of CELAM want to scrutinize the signs of the times and i ...
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  6 March 2018
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "Cruel and inhuman reality": the situation of Venezuelan immigrants requires urgent answers Boa Vista (Agenzia Fides) - Venezuelan immigrants live "a cruel and inhumane reality that requires rapid, effective and articulate responses from Churches, the State and society in general". This is the opinion contained ...