America

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  22 September 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - The Bishops: "Abortion is not a lesser evil, it is the absolute evil" Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "Family, live the joy of love": was the theme of the XXII Life Day, celebrated a few days ago in Peru at the end of the National Family Week. "Human life - writes the Episcopal Commission for Life ...
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  22 September 2016
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Bishop of Aysen condemns the economic system in Chile: poor pensions and fishermen out of work Aysen (Agenzia Fides) - "The caravels that arrived just over 500 years ago in Latin America, now have new structures: an extreme economic wealth system that produces poverty factories" said His Exc. Mgr. Luigi Infanti de ...
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  21 September 2016
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Very poor families protest in the streets of Potosì Potosì (Agenzia Fides) - In all of Bolivia, which has over 10 million inhabitants, more than 50,000 families live in extreme poverty and wish to leave the country in search of a decent life. This is what a local organiz ...
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  21 September 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - CIMI Report on violence against indigenous peoples: 137 murders and 58% are landless Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - In a-172-page report, the Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI) of Brazil, linked to the Episcopal Conference of Brazil (CNBB), released figures for 2015 on "Violence against indigenous peoples ...
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  21 September 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Church and popular movements: a day of reflection on the 3T project Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – There are now sixty popular movements throughout the country that, together with the General Labor Confederation (CGT) and the Social Pastoral Ministry, next Saturday, September 24, will ...
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  20 September 2016
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Mgr. Vian Morales: "The exploitation of farmers and indigenous people must end" Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - "Do not continue with the exploitation of farmers and indigenous people and tell the truth at all times": These are the two prerequisites for a better country indicated by the Archbishop ...
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  20 September 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Rosario: the city of 'soldier' children involved in drugs and crime Rosario (Agenzia Fides) - Drugs and guerrillas continue to involve an increasing number of children recruited for trafficking and espionage in the Argentine city of Rosario. It is a lawless territory, where vendettas amo ...
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  20 September 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Two priests kidnapped and killed in Veracruz state Poza Rica (Agenzia Fides) - In a statement the Mexican diocese of Papantla confirmed the violent death of two priests: Fr. Alejo Nabor Jiménez Juárez and José Alfredo Suárez de la Cruz. According to information gathe ...
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  19 September 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Preventive campaigns against labor and child exploitation in the department of Bolivar Magangué (Agenzia Fides) - The exploitation of children, is a phenomenon which has always existed in the countries of the Caribbean Coast. To address this emergency, the Colombian Police has promoted a number of campaig ...
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  19 September 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - "Meetings without walls": a march for 11 million people separated from their families El Paso (Agenzia Fides) - "Meetings without walls, a march for families" is the slogan of the event which takes place today, 19 September, in El Paso, organized by the Border Network for Human Rights. The note sent to F ...
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  19 September 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - First day of school in Chiapas, after 3 months of teachers strike San Cristobal (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the diocese of San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, His Exc. Mgr. Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel, supported the efforts of the leaders of the National Center of Education Workers ...
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  16 September 2016
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REP. - Children protest against child labor San Cristobal (Agenzia Fides) - Hundreds of children and teenagers in some neighborhoods of the municipal district of San Cristobal gathered in a march carrying protest banners for the respect of their rights and duties, ...
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  16 September 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - On September 26, the signing of the Peace Accords, after 52 years of internal conflict Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - On 26 September 2016, the ceremony for the signing of the Peace Accords between the government of President Manuel Santos and former guerrilla group FARC will take place in the city of Cartagena ...
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  16 September 2016
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - A thousand houses and an entire area under construction for poor families Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "We want to give dignity to people who have been forgotten" said the President of Paraguay, Horacio Cartes, who yesterday visited the construction site where works are being carried out for the fut ...
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  15 September 2016
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Apostolic Vicar of Napo: "The spread of drugs among the very young is a big challenge" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "The serious problem of drug use which is widespread among the young has become a big challenge" says His Exc. Mgr. Adelio Pasqualotto, C.S.I., Apostolic Vicar of Napo, Ecuador, who is in Rome for ...