America

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  27 September 2016
  AMERICA/CHILE - Chilean Religious in defense of the Carmelite nuns who see their cloistered life threatened Maipo (Agenzia Fides) - Since 2012, there has been a legal battle in Chile between the hydroelectric company, Coyanco, and the Carmelite cloistered nuns of Cajon del Maipo. Coyanco is trying to steal part of the monaster ...
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  27 September 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - Nine out of ten children in the Amazon do not complete their studies Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Nine out of ten children in the Amazon do not complete their studies. Poverty and lack of education are causing serious problems to the development of thousands of young people in the most precario ...
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  27 September 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "Justice embraces peace": the signing of the peace agreements at the tomb of St. Peter Claver Cartagena (Agenzia Fides) - All dressed in white, together with Heads of State, Presidents and Secretaries of international organizations, foreign Ministers, authorities invited to the final signing of the peace between ...
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  24 September 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Archbishop Castro: "For Colombia a date with history" Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) – Heads of State and high political authorities from world countries will be gathering in Cartagena on September 26 to attend the solemn signing of the peace agreement between the Colombian gove ...
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  23 September 2016
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishops denounce the disproportionate violence against farmers Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church condemns any acts that go against the dignity of human beings, whatever their social status is, but especially when it comes to the most vulnerable sectors of society, such as fami ...
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  23 September 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Another priest kidnapped in Michoacan Michoacan (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Morelia, Card. Alberto Suárez Inda, denounced the kidnapping of a priest from Janamuato community, in the municipality of Puruándiro, in the Mexican state of Michoacan. Thr ...
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  22 September 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The preparation of the V National Missionary Congress begins Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The National Council of Missions (CONAMIS) of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina (CEA) held its second meeting of the year at the national headquarters of the Pontifical Mission Societie ...
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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 ...