America

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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 ...
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  14 October 2016
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - The Bishops: "It is time to say no to the historical colonialism" San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - "It is time to say no to the historical colonialism that accompanied unjust laws such as the law of "cabotaje", the parties demagogy, lies and opportunism of many leaders", said the long docume ...
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  14 October 2016
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - A hospice to accommodate orphans and HIV-positive people Guayaquivil (Agenzia Fides) - The network of Dispensary Doctors of the Archdiocese of Guayaquivil (REDIMA) has been engaged since 2004 in the fight against HIV and use the Josemaria Diagnostic Center, a reference point f ...
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  14 October 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The case of the young Mexican boy killed at the border by a US guard reopens El Paso (Agenzia Fides) - The "Border Network for Human Rights" welcomes the news that the US Supreme Court will review the "Hernandez v. Mesa" case, on the death of Sergio Adrian Hernandez Guereca, a 15-year-old Mexican ...
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  13 October 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Bishop of Rondonopolis after the murder of the priest: "We will continue to do what father João Paulo did" Rondonópolis (Agenzia Fides) - "The violent death of Father João Paulo Noll has shocked the people of God of the diocese and the entire city of Rondonópolis. Many people ask themselves: why did it happen? What is the ...
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  13 October 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Extraordinary meeting of Bishops Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "Before the moment that our country lives, in an atmosphere of prayer and discernment, the Bishops of Colombia will meet on 13 and 14 October at the seat of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia", ...
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  13 October 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Expulsion of undocumented Haitians following the hurricane have been suspended Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Following the devastation caused by hurricane Matthew in Haiti, the United States has decided to temporarily suspend the expulsion of Haitians who are in the country without authorization: t ...
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  12 October 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Five Bishops will participate in the public phase of the talks between government and ELN Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, Archbishop of Tunja, His Exc. Mgr. Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, speaking to Radio Caracol highlighted the details of the participation of th ...
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  12 October 2016
  AMERICA/HAITI - Health and productive infrastructure among the priorities of Manos Unidas on the island Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Since Hurricane Matthew has destroyed much of the island of Haiti, throwing into chaos and horror a population that is still trying to recover from the consequences of the 2010 earthquake, the Sp ...
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  12 October 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The Haitian community in Miami and schools mobilize for aid in Haiti Miami (Agenzia Fides) - The general responsible of schools in Miami-Dade, Alberto M. Carvalho, announced that following the crisis caused by hurricane Matthew, employees and students in the area are organizing relief ope ...