America

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  26 October 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - OAS Observer in Nicaragua, the Bishops call for authentic dialogue Managua (Agenzia Fides) – The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) has officially accepted a formal invitation from the government of Nicaragua to visit the country, on 5, 6 and 7 November, ...
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  25 October 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - On October 27 the peace process with ELN begins, the Church ready to give its support Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The formal start of the peace process between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) will take place on Thursday, October 27 in Quito (Ecuador). For this occasion, the Co ...
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  25 October 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Inauguration of the new Major Seminary in Cancun Cancun (Agenzia Fides) – The Major Seminary of Quintana Roo was inaugurated yesterday by His Exc. Mgr. Pedro Pablo Elizondo Cardenas, Bishop of the Prelature of Cancún-Chetumal, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo in ...
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  25 October 2016
  AMERICA/HAITI - After the hurricane the risk of exploitation and abuse against women and children increase Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Women and children in Haiti are at high risk of sexual exploitation and trafficking as a result of the hurricane. According to humanitarian agencies, since October 4, thousands of women a ...
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  25 October 2016
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Children forced to leave school to work and help their families San Pedro Sula (Agenzia Fides) - The lack of resources in families living in San Pedro Sula, in Honduras, is forcing children living in suburb areas of the city to leave school to look for work. A study carried out by th ...
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  25 October 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - First agreement between government and opposition: dialogue begins, the Church as mediator Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, said that the dialogue that will begin between the government and the opposition "is very good", and reported that the envoy of the Vatica ...
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  24 October 2016
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - "Ethical strengthening of the democratic system": the request of the Bishops to the presidential candidates Quito (Agenzia Fides) - On February 17, 2017 Ecuador will vote for the President and Vice-President of the country. At the end of the Annual Plenary Assembly, the Ecuadorian Episcopal Conference (CEE) called on the "ethi ...
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  24 October 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Mass at the border for migrants, the number of Haitians increases in Nogales Arizona (Agenzia Fides) - "The economic migrant is not a criminal. The economic migrant is someone looking for a decent way of life for himself, for his family", said His Exc. Mgr. Gerald Frederick Kicanas, Bishop of the ...
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  19 October 2016
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Six months after the earthquake many children still need help to overcome fear Portoviejo (Agenzia Fides) - To meet the needs of children who are still living in informal shelters and rural areas six months after the earthquake that devastated the Country, continues to be a major challenge. Accordi ...
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  19 October 2016
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Child workers: over 320 thousand in the age group between 5 and 17 Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - In the Dominican Republic the phenomenon of child labor is more prevalent among boys and girls who live in urban areas than in rural areas. According to official statistics more than 320,0 ...
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  18 October 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - More than 175 women disappeared or murdered in the last three years San Luis Potosi (Agenzia Fides) - Last week three cases of missing women were reported which provoked the reaction of an association for the defense of women's rights and the intervention of the Archbishop of San Luis Po ...
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  18 October 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Fall assembly of Bishops, which will question the widespread violence Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) will meet November 14-16, in Baltimore for their fall general assembly. During the assembly, the Bishops will hear from Archbishop Joseph E. Ku ...
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  17 October 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Need to eliminate practices that encourage gender discrimination Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has proposed to the legal and legislative management important changes to ensure the right to equality regarding rural women and eliminate practic ...
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  17 October 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Deaths due to tuberculosis, lack of food: the Church denounces the situation in prisons Guarico (Agenzia Fides) - The statement from the Justice and Peace Commission of the Bishops' Conference of Venezuela was released yesterday, in some parishes of the capital of Venezuela with regards to the prison situat ...
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  17 October 2016
  AMERICA/CHILE - Mgr. Vargas: concrete and particular measures for Araucania Temuco (Agenzia Fides) - Concrete and specific decisions to address the facts of violence that occur Araucanía should be taken said yesterday His Exc. Mgr. Hector Eduardo Vargas, Bishop of Temuco, in response to stateme ...