America

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  17 December 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - FARC register themselves as a political party. No Vatican "mediation" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - In Bogota, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) continue the road taken to transform itself into a political party in 2017, and have registered themselves at the National Electoral C ...
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  16 December 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - A video shows a child rummaging in the garbage looking for food Villaflores (Agenzia Fides) - The video that shows a street child seeking food from a garbage has caused great indignation among the citizens of the municipality of Villaflores, Chiapas, Mexico. The video, filmed by a pa ...
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  16 December 2016
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Going to school for two-thirds of children is a danger to their safety Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - In Honduras one third of today’s generation of school-goers can access a secure educational space. The general violence that the country lives obliges families to decide whether to hide th ...
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  15 December 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops of Patagonia: "Christmas invites us to take the path of non-discrimination" Neuquén (Agenzia Fides) - In their message for Christmas, the Bishops of the Region of Patagonia-Comahue ask to reflect on the violence that the country lives. "Everything seems infested by violence. We know that violen ...
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  15 December 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Epidemic of diphtheria after 24 years, a result of the economic crisis Ciudad Guayana (Agenzia Fides) - Since September 28 the main hospital in Ciudad Guayana, in eastern Venezuela, has been admitting among pediatric emergencies only possible cases of diphtheria, a disease that reappeared i ...
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  15 December 2016
  AMERICA/TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - "The Church is opposed to the death penalty", reaffirms the Archbishop of Port of Spain Port of Spain (Agenzia Fides) - "No to the death penalty". This was stated by His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Everard Harris, C.S.Sp. Archbishop of Port of Spain, in a brief meeting with the press of Trinidad and Tobago, where the ...
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  14 December 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Archdiocese of La Plata does not sponsor Scouts who are losing core values La Plata (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of La Plata has decided not to renew its sponsorship of the "Scouts of Argentina" because they "are conducting a process in which they are losing certain fundamental values, suc ...
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  14 December 2016
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - An award to a missionary for her contribution in the field of education Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - For her contributions to public education Sister Micaela Princiotto, a Dominican Missionary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus will be awarded the "Bronze Patujú" (flower symbol of Bolivia). The a ...
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  13 December 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe with the anxiety in the heart for many immigrants Pittsburgh (Agenzia Fides) - Dozens of children lined the main aisle of St. Paul's Cathedral in Oakland-Pittsburgh, wearing the native dress of Latin America and holding up flags of their countries, accompanied by the so ...
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  13 December 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Solidarity Network for Migrants and Refugees: "we do not ask for privileges but specific policies" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The XII National Meeting of the Solidarity Network for Migrants and Refugees (RedeMir) took place at the Cultural Center of Brasilia (CCB). The event (from December 5 to 7) was promoted by Migr ...
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  13 December 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Casa Hogar Karike for poor and vulnerable children Chihuahua (Agenzia Fides) - The Casa Hogar Karike was opened five years ago thanks to the generosity of a lady who welcomed three poor and abandoned children in her house. Since then visitors have increased and the needs ...
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  13 December 2016
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Casa Alianza: 15,000 children live on the streets and in shopping malls Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - In Honduras about 15 thousand boys and girls live on the streets, in shopping malls and on the streets of the main cities of the Country. This is what the NGO Casa Alianza denounces, which a ...
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  12 December 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Mgr. Martinez Zepeda: After 10 years of the army on the streets, the police must become stronger Irapuato (Agenzia Fides) - It is urgent that the municipal and state police across the country become stronger, so that the military army gradually go back to their barracks, because for the past 10 years they have been ...
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  12 December 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Mgr. Baez: "To promote human rights, it is urgent to renew the entire political structure" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Managua, His Exc. Mgr. Silvio Jose Baez, on Friday, December 9 celebrated a Mass to recall the efforts of human rights defenders in Nicaragua. During h ...
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  9 December 2016
  AMERICA/HAITI - The Bishops' message: renounce violence, restore confidence, renew oneself at all levels Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - A strong appeal for the renunciation of violence in all its forms and the wish that this Christmas may be for all Haitians an inexhaustible source of joy, peace and love: these are the fe ...