America

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  9 August 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - More than 40 dead and many missing, tropical storm in the north. Many families welcomed in churches Puebla (Agenzia Fides) - The water due to the heavy rain that devastated Huauchinango, Puebla because of the cyclone "Earl" and "Javier" last weekend is what should fall in a month. This tropical storm also caused more t ...
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  9 August 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Illegal immigrants in Colombia still at risk of "coyotes", the church excluded and threatened Turbo (Agenzia Fides) - In Turbo there are still about 350 illegal immigrants, of whom 1,800 were in the municipality of Antioquia in May. This is what was stated in a note sent to Fides, of the migration office in Col ...
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  8 August 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - We want a country at peace, prayer for the soldiers who will have to clean up the many landmine areas Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - During the commemoration of the 197 years of the national army, His Exc. Mgr. Fabio Suescun said that Colombians want a change towards a Colombia at peace, where children and farmers should be pr ...
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  5 August 2016
  AMERICA/CHILE - Another church burned, for or against the Mapuche cause? Ercilla (Agenzia Fides) - A group of unidentified people attacked and burned a Catholic church in Pidima (Araucania, Chile), in the early hours of August 4 in the town of Ercilla. The church was completely destroyed, alt ...
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  3 August 2016
  AMERICA - Argentina and Brazil have announced they do not support Venezuela as the pro tempore presidency of Mercosur Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - Crisis within Mercosur after Uruguay left the temporary presidency of the Common Market of South America on 29 July. The chair transfer should have taken place with Uruguay, handing the presi ...
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  2 August 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - 40 years after Mgr. Angelelli’s death: "Always listen to the people and the Gospel" La Rioja (Agenzia Fides) - Thousands of faithful from all over the Country and the world filled the chapel dedicated to "Monsignor Enrique Angelelli", in order to attend mass celebrated 40 years after the murder of Bisho ...
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  2 August 2016
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Missionary animation and formation, meeting of the PMS of Bolivarian countries La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - "A week to strengthen the communion in missionary animation and together do formation", said Sister Cilenia Rojas, National Coordinator of the PMS in Bolivia, in presenting the meeting among the ...
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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 ...