America

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  15 July 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Conflicts and rights of traditional fishing communities Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Council for the Pastoral Care of Fishermen (CPP), linked to the Episcopal Commission for the pastoral care of the service of charity, justice and peace, of the Bishops' Conference (CNBB), p ...
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  14 July 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Seminarian disappears in the river after saving a woman Kansas (Agenzia Fides) - A seminarian disappeared after saving the life of a woman who had fallen into the river. Brian Bergkamp, a seminarian of the Diocese of Wichita (suffragan of the Archdiocese of Kansas City) who w ...
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  14 July 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishops denounce: Irresponsible mining activity is destroying environment, human dignity and social life Medellin (Agenzia Fides) - "As pastors, we have repeatedly raised our voice, and drawn attention to the harmful effects of the exploitation of natural resources, in particular the irresponsible management of the mines. T ...
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  13 July 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Hopes for the permanent reopening of the border with Venezuela Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - As reported in a note sent to Fides, last Sunday about 35,000 Venezuelans in San Antonio del Táchira crossed the Simon Bolivar international bridge heading for the Colombian city of Cucuta, to ...
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  13 July 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 70 years of presence of the Friars Minor Conventual in Brazil Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) - The celebrations for the 70 years of presence of the Friars Minor Conventual in Latin America and the Caribbean begins today in Rio de Janeiro. For three days, from July 13 to 15, confere ...
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  13 July 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The priorities of the Bishops: entry of medicines, opening of the border, political prisoners Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "The Archbishops and Bishops of Venezuela, gathered in the 106th Ordinary Assembly, want to share the anguish with the Venezuelan people and want to communicate the hope that, reconciled and thr ...
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  12 July 2016
  AMERICA/CHILE - "I am a facilitator of dialogue, nothing more", says Mgr. Vargas Bastidas Temuco (Agenzia Fides) - Despite the criticisms that have emerged in recent days, with regards to the dialogue table which has begun in Araucanía to address various problems of the area, the Bishop of Temuco, His Exc. M ...
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  12 July 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "Education is the driving force of integral development": dialogue between teachers and government begins Chiapas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the diocese of San Cristobal de las Casas, His Exc. Mgr. Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel, said that "true education reform should not only be in the field of labor and management, but sh ...
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  11 July 2016
  AMERICA/PANAMA - The refelction of the Bishops on the new work: "A Canal for all" Panama City (Agenzia Fides) - The opening of the Canal after the works of enlargement, "was an event that filled us with joy and patriotism, because this work has a special meaning in the history of the people of Panama. ...
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  11 July 2016
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - "Stop to corruption!": triennium in the hands of the youth begins Caacupé (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church of Paraguay is asking young people to be leaders in the next three years, in order to fight corruption. This challenge, as the Bishop of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo, His ...
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  6 July 2016
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - CELAM: Latin America continues to walk with families Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Latin American Meeting of the Episcopal Conferences of representatives for family ministry is being held in Quito, Ecuador, and also attended by representatives of movements that promote the f ...
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  6 July 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops wonder how to support the peace process Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, Archbishop of Tunja, His Exc. Mgr. Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C. speaking to the local press said that the peace process with FARC is ...
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  6 July 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Zika and dengue: precautions during the Olympics Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) - As of August 5, Brazil, the Country hardest hit by the zika virus, will host the Olympic Games despite months of criticism and discussion. Health workers have warned sports delegations, ...
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  5 July 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Migrants stranded in Colombia for two months in an "inhumane and unbearable" situation Turbo (Agenzia Fides) - "Inhuman and unbearable": this is how the situation of migrants who are in the zone of Uraba (Antioquia, Colombia) has been described in the letter to President Juan Manuel Santos, signed by His E ...
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  5 July 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Alert about the high figures of child laborers in the capital Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of a recent round table set up by Mexican authorities for Child Labour Prevention, found that the phenomenon, which affects about 90,000 children in Mexico City, is particu ...