America

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  4 April 2016
  AMERICA/HAITI - Catholic Medical Mission launches the alarm about the spread of Zika virus on the island Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. "The lack of education, information, the number of people living in slums and the level of stagnant water everywhere, are the ideal ...
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  2 April 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishop of Acapulco and tradespeople’s appeal: "No more murders!" Acapulco (Agenzia Fides) - "Brothers of organized crime (...) we kindly ask you to give us a few days without violence" said Laura Caballero, president of the largest association of traders of Acapulco, who together with ...
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  1 April 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Priest found dead in San Cristobal San Cristobal (Agenzia Fides) - "The diocese of San Cristobal has the painful duty to report the tragic death of one of its priests, Fr. Darwin Antonio Zambrano Gamez. According to reports, the death took place on the ni ...
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  1 April 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Hopes are placed in peace talks with ELN to "put an end to this war that makes no sense" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Tunja and President of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia (CEC), His Exc. Mgr. Luis Augusto Castro, expressed optimism on the agreement for the opening of peace talks between ...
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  1 April 2016
  AMERICA - Latin America: 348 thousand tons of food wasted every day Lima (Agenzia Fides) – About 348 thousand tons of food is wasted every day in Latin America and the Caribbean, which would be enough to feed 37 percent of the world's population suffering from hunger. This clearly appe ...
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  31 March 2016
  AMERICA/CANADA - Catholic organizations: errors and falsehoods against aboriginal rights Ottawa (Agenzia Fides) - An "appeal to all our Catholic brothers and sisters" to walk together with Canadian Indigenous Peoples in building a more just society where their gifts and those of all people are nurtured and h ...
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  31 March 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - Peruvians to vote, the Bishops ask to vote in a conscious and responsible manner Lima (Agenzia Fides) – In view of the presidential elections in the country, scheduled for April 10, and due to the recent statements made by some Bishops regarding the candidates in this election, the Permanent Counci ...
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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 ...