America

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  1 August 2016
  AMERICA/SURINAME - Redemptorist fathers in Suriname: 150 years of mission special concern for slaves Paramaribo (Agenzia Fides) – Today, 1 August 2016, the feast day of Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, marks a mission anniversary: 150 years of the service of the Redemptorist Fathers (the Congregation of the Mo ...
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  1 August 2016
  AMERICA/PANAMA - WYD 2019: from Krakow to Panama the first American diocese Panama City (Agenzia Fides) – On hearing Pope Francis announce that Panama has been chosen to host the next World Youth Day in 2019, the Bishops of that local Church were overwhelmed with joy, certain that their c ...
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  30 July 2016
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Three people abducted by the “People’s Army of Paraguay". The local Catholic Church offers to mediate for their release Asunción (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Paraguay (CEP), following another abduction by the co-called " People’s Army of Paraguay (EPP), has issued a statement expressing solidarity wi ...
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  29 July 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Never seen so many people living on the streets" says Bishop of Neuquén Neuquén (Agenzia Fides) – In recent months the number of homeless persons has grown considerably, "never before in my six years here, have I seen so many people living on the streets " said Bishop Virginio Bressanelli ...
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  29 July 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “Day for Latin American Martyrs", remembering also Bishop Enrique Angelelli murdered 40 years ago Neuquén (Agenzia Fides) – Thursday 4 August the diocese of Neuquen and its Bishop Virginio Bressanelli, S.C.I. will mark the "Day for Latin American Martyrs", remembering also the 40th anniversary of the death of ...
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  29 July 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Campaign on several fronts to discredit the Church in Venezuela, referendum still delayed Caracas (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Ramon Ovidio Pérez Morales, emeritus of the Venezuelan diocese of Los Teques and former President of the Venezuelan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (CEV), has warned the people bewa ...
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  28 July 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “Situation ever more serious”: the Bishop of Apartado denounces more than 1,500 people blocked AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “Situation ever more serious”: the Bishop of Apartado denounces more than 1,500 people blocked Turbo (Agenzia Fides) – With the number of illegal migrants passing into the Colombian town of ...
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  28 July 2016
  AMERICA/CHILE - Prison should not be seen as a place to lose hope, but somewhere to learn from our mistakes Aysén (Agenzia Fides) – "Prison it not a place to lose hope, instead it can be a time to start a new way of life to help build a society of more justice and brotherhood; the loss of freedom does not mean the los ...
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  27 July 2016
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Costa Rica to offer temporary shelter to Central American refugees San José (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday Costa Rica, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and International Organization for Migration (IOM), announced an agreement that the country will offer tempo ...
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  27 July 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - Independence Day: Bishops call for commitment to combat lawlessness, poverty and corruption AMERICA/PERU – Independence Day: Bishops call for commitment to combat lawlessness, poverty and corruption Lima (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of Independence Day in Peru, tomorrow 28 July, the country’s Bis ...
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  26 July 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “All this violence reveals a void in citizens’ security” says Bishop Patiño Leal Córdoba (Agenzia Fides) – "It is clear that the numbers of killings, kidnapping and torture continue to rise. A void has been created in action to guarantee the safety of all citizens. It would appear that thos ...
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  26 July 2016
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - “Justice of Transition” to heal social fabric which has bled for years San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) – Discussion continues in El Salvador regarding the annulment by the High Court of Justice of the amnesty law. On 22 July the national Bishops’ Conference called for "redress justice" ...
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  26 July 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Wayuú children continue to die of hunger and thirst AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Wayuú children continue to die of hunger and thirst La Guajira (Agenzia Fides) – The Wayúu indigenous communities in Colombia report that more children are dying of hunger, undernourishment and ...
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  25 July 2016
  AAMERICA/MEXICO - Does being indigenous mean being discriminated against, experiencing marginalisation and poverty ? Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – The main disadvantages of being a member of an indigenous community in Mexico are being discriminated against, marginalised and condemned to a life of poverty, exclusion and illiteracy. ...
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  25 July 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "Weapons are the weakness of reason": Bishop Arizmendi refers to the assassination of the local mayor San Juan Chamula (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel of the diocese of San Cristóbal de las Casas, has called for dialogue to continue since, he says, it is the only means of obtaining social peace: ...