America

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  30 November 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - A priest and a newspaper against drugs which destroy the young Cordoba (Agenzia Fides) - Father Mariano Oberlin carries out, together with the parents of children who have had serious problems with drugs, a constant struggle against this scourge that affects the city of Cordoba and ...
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  30 November 2016
  AMERICA/HAITI - Camillian missionary: "Every time we save a human life we give a sense to our life" Jérémie (Agenzia Fides) - After hurricane Matthew on the island of Haiti, and in particular the town of Jérémie, the collection of sending food and medicines to meet the emergency continues. This is what Father Anton ...
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  29 November 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Venezuela Caritas: no response on medicines still blocked at customs Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Still no response from the authorities to Caritas Venezuela on medicines sent from abroad to assist cases of emergencies. The director of Caritas Venezuela, Yaneth Marquez, yesterday said to Uni ...
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  28 November 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - Proposals of 60 adolescents for sustainable development and the overcoming of child poverty Lima (Agenzia Fides) - A group formed by 60 adolescents from 11 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean presented a set of proposals for the achievement of Sustainable Development Objectives in 2030 and the overcomi ...
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  28 November 2016
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The feast of Our Lady of Caacupé dedicated to young people Caacupé (Agenzia Fides) - More than 7,000 young people arrived in Caacupé this weekend for the great feast of Our Lady of Caacupé, to the shrine dedicated to her. The celebrations, which begin today and extend through ...
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  28 November 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishop of Nogales denounces: "Migrants as bargaining chips" Nogales (Agenzia Fides) - "Migrants are seen as bargaining chips when they enter Mexico for transit", said the Bishop of the Diocese of Nogales, His Exc. Mgr. José Leopoldo González González, "this is how they appear ...
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  25 November 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - After hurricane Otto, earthquake and tsunami warning Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The population of Central America continues to be hit by natural disasters. A strong 7.2 magnitude earthquake, prompting a tsunami warning for Nicaragua, come after hurricane Otto devastated Nic ...
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  25 November 2016
  AMERICA/CANADA - 50th Anniversary of the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace-Caritas Ottawa (Agenzia Fides) - To mark the 50th anniversary of the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace – Caritas Canada in 2017, His Exc. Mgr. Douglas Crosby, O.M.I., Bishop of Hamilton and President of ...
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  24 November 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Murder in a church in Cali, in front of the Archbishop who was celebrating Mass Cali (Agenzia Fides) - In a statement the Archbishop of Cali, His Exc. Msgr. Dario de Jesus Monsalve Mejia, denounced the killing of one of the faithful of the parish of Santa Cecilia during the celebration of the Mass f ...
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  24 November 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Thanksgiving: "Diverse as we are, we are united in the debt we owe to God" Washington (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of Thanksgiving, which is celebrated today, the President and the Vice President of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCBB), Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, Archbishop of Ga ...
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  24 November 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Hurricane Otto: Bishops' appeal for those affected Managua (Agenzia Fides) - Hurricane Otto continues to hit Central America with torrential rains and strong winds (see Fides 23/11/2016). In Costa Rica, the authorities have evacuated 4,000 people in the northern Caribbea ...
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  24 November 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Group of 120 workers without jobs appeal to the Bishop of Reconquista Reconquista (Agenzia Fides) - On November 22, the Bishop of the diocese of Reconquista, His Exc. Mgr. Ángel José Macin, visited the headquarters of the union of textile workers to express his solidarity to the 120 une ...
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  23 November 2016
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Meeting of the Bishops of Central American SEDAC has begun, prayers for the victims of hurricane Otto Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Episcopal Secretariat of Central America (SEDAC) opened their annual meeting yesterday afternoon, in the chapel of the Marist Brothers Center in Guatemala City. Accordi ...
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  23 November 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Christmas campaign to help poor children Charlotte (Agenzia Fides) - The Christian Samaritan Purse group, based in North Carolina, United States, is promoting the project "Operation Christmas Child" this year. A group of volunteers collect small gifts, hygiene ...
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  23 November 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Tomorrow the final Peace agreement will be signed, President Santos asks to stop the killings of peasant leaders Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - In a joint statement, the negotiating teams of the government and FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) confirmed yesterday that the new peace agreement will be signed at the Teatro Colon ...