America

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  30 March 2016
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - "Secularism" to obstruct the Catholic presence in the life of the country Canelones (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Canelones, His Exc. Mgr. Alberto Sanguinetti, called for "a bit of attention in the use of the definition of secularism" of the State and "greater respect for religious freedom". ...
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  30 March 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - New mission of the Guanellian nuns in the Amazon Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira - (Agenzia Fides) - The Daughters of St. Mary of Providence, known as the Guanellians by their founder, the Italian priest Saint Luigi Guanella, will open a mission in one of the poorest areas of ...
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  23 March 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Mgr. Casas: "You cannot think about peace without eradicating corruption" Neiva (Agenzia Fides) - "You cannot think about peace in Colombia if you do not eradicate serious corruption that pervades the country", said the Bishop of the Diocese of Colombia in Neiva, His Exc. Mgr. Froilan Tiberio ...
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  23 March 2016
  AMERICA/TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - "Corruption is a sin", says Mgr. Harris calling for solidarity with the poor Port of Spain (Agenzia Fides) - "Every murder is a crucifixion of the Lord. Every time we let a homeless person die on the road, this is a crucifixion of the Lord. Whenever someone dies in our hospitals due to poor medic ...
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  22 March 2016
  AMERICA - Three American Countries on the black list of human rights Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Cuba, Venezuela and Guatemala are on the blacklist compiled by the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (CIDH). Is what emerges from the 2015 annual report just published. In these count ...
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  22 March 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Thousands of catechumens will be received into the Catholic Church at Easter Washington (Agenzia Fides) - "Thousands of people across the United States will be welcomed into the Catholic Church on Easter Vigil, March 26. Among them, many dioceses around the country are welcoming entire families w ...
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  22 March 2016
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Mgr. Gualberti: "The rule of law threatened, we need the truth!" Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - "Every day the media reports news of people who take advantage of power to enrich themselves, even resorting to corruption, lies and deception. In an attempt to conceal the facts against the ...
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  21 March 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Cardinal Urosa: "The government has to protect citizens and their property" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "What happened in Tumeremo is very serious. The government has to carry out its duty to protect the safety and property of Venezuelans, said the Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savin ...
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  21 March 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - Health emergency: dengue in 14 regions Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The Peruvian Ministry of Health (Minsa) has declared a health emergency for 90 days: cases of dengue have been reported in 14 regions. The alert is intended to strengthen the prevention and treat ...
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  21 March 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishop of Cucuta invites the ELN to peace talks Cali (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Cali, His Exc. Mgr. Dario de Jesus Monsalve, announced yesterday, through social media, that in the coming hours Corporal Jair Villar Ortiz, who had been kidnapped in the city of ...
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  18 March 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The number of working children is unstoppable Aguascalientes (Agenzia Fides) – Throughout Mexico there are more than 22,000 child laborers, many of whom do not receive any financial remuneration. In a note of the Regional Confederation of Mexican Workers (Crom) in ...
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  18 March 2016
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Cuts in health care, education and pensions in order to pay creditors San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - Puerto Rico fails to meet foreign debt payments, so the island is facing legal actions by creditors (see Fides 4,5,11/12/2015). Puerto Rico, free state associated with the United States of Amer ...
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  18 March 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Denunciation of the Bishop: Teachers threatened, more than two thousand children without lessons Jinotega (Agenzia Fides) - About 2,100 school-age children cannot attend classes, in particular in the area of the river Bocay in Ayapal, due to the abandonment of teachers in more than sixty schools. Teachers have been ...
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  17 March 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Mgr. Castro Quiroga: "What is important is not the date, but the agreement has to be properly formulated" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "What matters is not the date when the agreement is signed, but it has to be properly formulated. We must avoid clauses which may later create problems, it is very important to avoid damaging the ...
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  17 March 2016
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The Bishops: "May the State listen to the cry of farmers and their proposals" Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (CEP) expresses its support to the needs of the population that will give life to the XXIII " March of the Poor Farmer" scheduled today, March 17, in the Pa ...