America

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  3 December 2016
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Stanley Rother, first martyr born in the US Atitlan (Agenzia Fides) - It is official, Pope Francis yesterday, 2 December 2016 recognized the martyrdom of Father Stanley Rother of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City (USA), making him the first martyr who was born in t ...
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  3 December 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Concern about the socio-political reality. Meeting church-OEA Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Church in Nicaragua is concerned about the socio-political reality of the country and is ready to give its contribution to the common good. This is what emerged from the meeting held yester ...
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  2 December 2016
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Mgr. Cabello on the lack of decisions to combat criminals: "Something is wrong" Caacupé (Agenzia Fides) - After the Mass for the novena in preparation for the feast of Our Lady of Caacupé, celebrated yesterday in front of hundreds of young people from across the country, His Exc. Mgr. Miguel Ánge ...
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  2 December 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The fires devastate the tourist areas of the Great Smoky Mountains Gatlinburg (Agenzia Fides) - There are many residents of the diocese of Knoxville who have lost their homes and their jobs or even business, in the fires that devastated the tourist areas of the Great Smoky Mountains reg ...
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  1 December 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - American Catholics have concretely been supporting the Latin American Pastoral care for 50 years Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The Subcommittee for the Church in Latin America of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) approved the granting of subsidies for 204 projects of evangelization and solidari ...
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  1 December 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Bishops concerned due to the violence against the rights of citizens Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Nicaragua condemn the violent repression of the government against farmers, on 29 and 30 November (see Fides 30/11/2016), who were attacked by anti-riot police forces in New Guine ...
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  30 November 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Still protests for the inter-oceanic canal: the police ward off protesters Managua (Agenzia Fides) - Police warded off hundreds of peasants with rubber bullets and gas, who from the south of Nicaragua were trying to reach the capital last night to attend a demonstration of the opposition with r ...
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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 ...