America

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  6 May 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - More than 9,000 children suffer domestic violence in the State of Michoacán Morelia (Agenzia Fides) - In the Mexican state of Michoacán 15.5% of girls and 19.4% of boys between 6 to 9 years of age suffer abuse and beatings by parents. Data were collected by Children and Youth Study 2012. Equall ...
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  6 May 2016
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - "Let us not stop aid": volunteers are concerned about the earthquake victims Portoviejo (Agenzia Fides) - First breakfast, lunch and a snack: this is what homeless families, volunteer rescuers and firefighters receive every day, thanks to the work of a large group of faithful organized by the Cap ...
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  4 May 2016
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REP- An initiative to eradicate child labor Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - Child labor is a phenomenon that affects 13% of Dominican children between 5 to 17 years of age. In order to address this phenomenon, the Niños Limpiabotas La Merced Foundation was establ ...
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  4 May 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Still killings carried out by the army, the population lives in fear Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) - Deploring the murder of Enrique Aguinaga Castrillo, nicknamed "Invisible Captain", which took place last Saturday, April 30, and considering that there is nothing positive from the militarizat ...
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  4 May 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Ensuring the safety of people in Veracruz Veracruz (Agenzia Fides) - "In Veracruz an immediate response mechanism to the disappearance of a person, without having to wait 72 hours to submit the complaint is needed", said the Bishop of Córdoba (Veracruz, Mexico) ...
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  4 May 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The sad phenomenon of children born in prisons from mothers in prison Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Currently there are more than 13,000 women in Mexican prisons and most are mothers. In male and female detention centers of Santa Martha, in Mexico City, there are also 550 children who were ...
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  3 May 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishop of Tibú: "Some are interested in the fact that these peace processes must never reach an end" Tibú (Agenzia Fides) - "The community of La Gabarra, community leaders, Henry Perez’s family and us, believe that Henry is alive, although still in custody, and society will continue to ask news about him ": said His ...
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  3 May 2016
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Mgr. González Nieves: "Necessity to re-build Puerto Rico, but we must be united" San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - "Today, the country asks us not to remain silent. Silence means to resign. And we Puerto Ricans are men of peace, but we are not resigned": with these words the Archbishop of San Juan of Puerto ...
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  2 May 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Mgr. Alvarez Lagos:"Nicaragua is not at war! Buying tanks is contrary to our reality" Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "Nicaragua is not at war, Nicaragua does not want war, Nicaragua does not need war, nor heavy combat weapons", said the Bishop of Matagalpa, His Exc. Mgr. Rolando Jose Álvarez Lagos, criticiz ...
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  2 May 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "Accompany dialogue with ELN": the Church for peace and for the release of the hostages Rionegro (Agenzia Fides) - "We received the request not to be guarantors, but to accompany, so we will be present to moderate the talks, we hope this helps to make them more effective and bring us towards peace as soon a ...
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  2 May 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Lessons in the native language for a group of indigenous children in Medellín Medellin (Agenzia Fides) - Thanks to a program of inclusion offered by the Municipality of Medellin in Niquitao district, the area where many children live in precarious conditions, 77 indigenous children of Embera commu ...
• 2 May 2016
  AMERICA/JAMAICA - Appointment of the Apostolic Administrator of Mandeville Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On May 1, 2016 the Holy Father appointed His Exc. Mgr. Charles Dufour, Emeritus Archbishop of Kingston in Jamaica as Apostolic Administrator of the vacant Diocese of Mandeville (Jamaica). ...
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  29 April 2016
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - The construction of the penitentiary center in San Pedro Sula has come to a stop, the Bishop seeks funding San Pedro Sula (Agenzia Fides) - The construction of the new detention center in San Pedro Sula has stopped again. For four months, the works have stopped, despite repeated announcements to resume construction. The Presi ...
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  29 April 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishop of Oran appeals to everyone, including authorities, to take action against dengue Oran (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Oran, His Exc. Mgr. Gustavo Zanchetta, has recently sent a letter to the community to urge all, including authorities, to increase their efforts against dengue. According to the local ...
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  29 April 2016
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Caritas campaign to deal with the emergency: "Let’s put Ecuador back on its feet" Guayaquil (Agenzia Fides) - The campaign "levantemos Ecuador Juntos" (Let’s put Ecuador back on its feet) has just begun, promoted by Caritas of the Archdiocese of Portoviejo together with a major company operating in ...