America

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  9 November 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Violence in the North of Santander increases, the denunciation of the Bishop Cúcuta (Agenzia Fides) - The popular protest for the abduction of Maria Gloria Contreras, 61, kidnapped while she was in her house, in the town of Chinacota in the north of Santander increases by the hour. "Kidnapping i ...
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  8 November 2016
  AMERICA/HAITI - Unity and Mercy, the closing of the Jubilee in a suffering country Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Chibly Langlois, Bishop of Les Cayes, along with the other Bishops of Haiti, celebrated the closing of the Jubilee of Mercy last Sunday, November 6, with the participation of a l ...
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  8 November 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Plenary Assembly of Bishops: "Poverty, drug trafficking and reconciliation" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "We have to thank God for the year we are about to conclude. We have witnessed a series of events that make the history of the Church in Argentina and have enriched the lives of our communi ...
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  7 November 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Ortega still President, but abstention is 78% Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Managua, His Exc. Mgr. Silvio Baez, last night said that citizens deserve "authorities elected in another way, in a way that truly represents the popul ...
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  7 November 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Mgr. Roberto Lückert: the referendum should be the main theme of the dialogue Coro (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the Diocese of Coro, His Exc. Mgr. Roberto Lückert, gave a long interview to Venezuelan newspaper "El Impulso" in which he thanked the Vatican delegation and noted that it "will real ...
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  5 November 2016
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Preparation of the General Assembly of CELAM begins, on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of Mgr. Romero San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The preparatory work for the next General Assembly of CELAM, to be held from 9 to 12 May 2017 in San Salvador (El Salvador), continues. In a statement sent to Fides, the Communications Depa ...
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  5 November 2016
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Mgr. Ulloa denounces: "Who makes money from corruption feeds their children with poison" Panama (Agenzia Fides) - "Who brings home money earned through corruption feeds their children with poisoned bread", are the harsh words of the Archbishop of Panama, His Exc. Mgr. José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, O.S.A. dur ...
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  4 November 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Political groups rely on the mediation of the Church for real dialogue Margarita (Agenzia Fides) - The members of the Voluntad Popular Party, accompanied by supporters and leaders of the Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD) political group, met the Bishop of the Diocese of Margarita, His Ex ...
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  4 November 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "All against drug trafficking!" A month after the death of father Viroche Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "One month after Father Juan Viroche’s death (see Fides 06/10/2016), the National Commission for Justice and Peace considers it appropriate to reflect on the challenge of combating drug t ...
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  3 November 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Church may participate in the final phase of the peace agreements Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - A week of dialogue and exchange of proposals: this is how representatives of the Colombian government and the FARC defined these days when participants at the negotiating table to conclude the fi ...
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  3 November 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - A Mass for the many "anonymous" deceased migrants, never identified Nuevo Laredo (Agenzia Fides) - For the commemoration of the dead, the "Casa del Migrante" in Nuevo Laredo promoted the celebration of a Mass for all those who died trying to cross the border towards the United States. Hi ...
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  28 October 2016
  AMERICA/HAITI - Violence and lack of health facilities aggravate an already precarious situation Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) – Since the 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti, 62,600 displaced people have been living in 36 temporary camps on the island. Furthermore, 500,000 people are highly exposed to natural ...
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  28 October 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishops ask the President to accept the proposed changes to the peace agreements Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia (CEC), His Exc. Mgr. Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, has asked President Juan Manuel Santos to accept the proposals on behalf of the different s ...
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  27 October 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - "Do not continue with this clash", warns Cardinal Urosa Savino Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The first meeting between the opposition and the government representatives to determine how to continue dialogue and unblock the serious situation in which the country finds itself will take pl ...
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  26 October 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Investigations underway for the death of a 91-year-old priest Rionegro (Agenzia Fides) - The authorities of the municipality of Rionegro (Antioquia, Colombia) are investigating the death of the 91-year-old missionary, Jose Fortunato Bedoya Franco, which happened in circumstances ye ...