America

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  1 June 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Bishops of Patagonia concerned about the vast increases in gas and electricity Neuquén (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Patagonia-Comahue region who are "deeply concerned about the consequences of the vast increases of essential services such as gas and electricity" which affects mostly the po ...
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  31 May 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “In Catatumbo people are simply content to survive”, ”: testimony by Bishop Sánchez Cubillos Tibu (Agenzia Fides) – “Speaking about this part of our country for most people means speaking about an independent republic in a strategic position which has now become a headquarters for numerous outlawed groups ...
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  31 May 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “Take part in the elections”, Bishop of Veracruz urges Veracruz (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Luis Felipe Gallardo Martin del Camtare of the diocese of Veracruz, has urged the people to show responsibility and take part in elections set for June 5: "The message from the diocese ...
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  30 May 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "As brothers we must respect each other": the diocese of San Cristóbal condemns the latest violence Chenalhó (Agenzia Fides) - "We regret there was no dialogue but violence and kidnapping. We regret they did not comply with the seat of the Diocesan Curia, as a place for the search for peace and justice", said the stat ...
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  30 May 2016
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - The precariousness of the structures penalizes children's education Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - Educational programs aimed at children in Guatemala do not meet expectations. In many rural communities, in particular, there is only one school which often fails to cover the needs of al ...
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  30 May 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Journalists released: the Church mediates, but tension remains high Ocaña (Agenzia Fides) - As soon as journalist Salud Hernandez Moro was released, on May 27, her first words were of appreciation and gratitude for the Catholic Church of Colombia. As news agencies reported, the Church, ...
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  27 May 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Bishops concerned about the announced operations for the expulsion of Central American immigrants Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, auxiliary bishop of Seattle and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Committee on Migration expressed deep concern over reports that U.S. Immi ...
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  27 May 2016
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Children make toys for their peers affected by the earthquake Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The consequences caused by the earthquake last April 16 which devastated the country, continue to have an impact on children. In the provinces of Manabi and Esmeraldas, children of other areas in ...
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  27 May 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishop of Tibù and the local Church are ready to mediate for the release of journalists Tibù (Agenzia Fides) – There is growing concern after the disappearance of the journalist of El Tiempo newspaper, Salud Hernández-Mora, of whom we have no news since last Saturday, May 21, when from the municipality ...
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  25 May 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishop of Buenaventura: "Areas without water, the only hospital closed, please help us Mr. President!" Buenaventura (Agenzia Fides) - His Exc. Mgr. Ettore Epalza Quintero, P.S.S., Bishop of the Diocese of Buenaventura, during the Eucharist celebrated on May 21 took advantage of the presence of President Santos and the del ...
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  25 May 2016
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - The Bishops' statement: "The outcome of the elections must be accepted by all" Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Dominican Episcopal Conference (EDC) has called on political leaders and all Dominican nationals to conclude the election process (see Fides 12, 17 and 19/05/2016) in a peaceful and re ...
• 25 May 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - National Director of the PMS, Fr. Victor Livori Grech Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On May 6, 2016 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed Fr. Victor Livori Grech, of the Missionary Society of St Paul (MSSP) as Nat ...
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  24 May 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Michoacan is among the five States with the highest rate of child exploitation Morelia (Agenzia Fides) - The state of Michoacan is among the five States of Mexico where there is the highest number of child exploitation. According to data collected by the Human Rights Commission, the violence suffer ...
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  24 May 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Kidnapping during the Mass, the Bishop denounces "things are getting worse and worse" Cordoba (Agenzia Fides) - Before the wave of violence that continues to hit Veracruz, the Bishop of the diocese of Cordoba, His Exc. Mgr. Eduardo Patiño Leal, could not help but declare that "things are getting worse an ...
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  24 May 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Children drop out of school to look for food Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The economic, food and political emergency within the Latin American Country continues. In past months, in order to survive and find something to eat, one Venezuelan child out of four was forced ...