America

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  26 January 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Cardinal Brenes urges to fill the vacancies at the CSE: "It is time to propose the candidates" Masaya (Agenzia Fides) - The parliament of Nicaragua opened the debate to choose a judge for the Supreme Electoral Council (CSE), replacing Judge José Luis Villavicencio, belonging to the Frente Sandinista de Liberacion ...
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  26 January 2016
  AMERICA/CANADA - A local church ready and mature for new forms of evangelization and cooperation Hamilton (Agenzia Fides) - Six Ecclesiastical Districts in northern Canada, so far dependent on the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, have passed to "common law": we are talking about the Archdiocese of Kee ...
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  26 January 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Inequality, discrimination and poverty for indigenous peoples Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Indigenous peoples "need justice and recognition", stresses the editorial of the magazine of the Archdiocese of Mexico City. "They are often blocked by incomprehension and populism; they are ...
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  25 January 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Cura Brochero, a priest close to the people": joy after the announcement of the canonization Cruz del Eje (Agenzia Fides) - "Cura Brochero worked for us, for our human progress" said His Exc. Mgr. Santiago Olivera, Bishop of the Diocese of Argentina in Cruz del Eje, commenting on the news of the upcoming canoni ...
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  25 January 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Dengue continues to spread: prevention and health monitoring Posadas (Agenzia Fides) - The outbreak of dengue fever, that was proliferating in the Country, has been declared an epidemic and there is a greater spread of cases in various provinces. The infections started from Mision ...
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  25 January 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Mgr. Armendáriz Jiménez on the funding to political parties: "We cannot speak of many millions when our people are poor" Querétaro (Agenzia Fides) - "It is worth making a list of what you can do with all this money ... Given the abundance of money, I believe we must demand services where there are not any, we must require health centers w ...
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  23 January 2016
  AMERICA/HAITI - Haiti's presidential run-off cancelled amid violent street clashes Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Haiti's presidential run-off, scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday, January 24 has been cancelled amid violent street clashes and political uncertainty. The appeal launched by the Episcopal ...
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  22 January 2016
  AMERICA/HAITI - The Bishops appeal for the runoff: "Exercise wisdom and dialogue" in an urgent manner Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Haitian President Michel Martelly, confirmed yesterday, January 21, that the presidential runoff will however be held next Sunday, January 24, despite protests from the opposition. Martel ...
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  22 January 2016
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - "Living the Year of Mercy nurturing peace": the feast of the Virgin of Altagrazia, patroness saint of the country Higuey (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Higuey, His Exc. Mgr. Nicanor Peña, President of the Episcopal Conference of the Dominican Republic, asked everyone to transform the country into a homeland where everyone can live ...
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  21 January 2016
  AMERICA/CHILE - "Vicaría de la Solidaridad": for 40 years has been defending human rights by repression and violence Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - In Chile, 40 years ago, the Vicariate of Solidarity ("Vicaría de la Solidaridad") was created, and its first executive Secretary, lawyer Javier Luis Egaña, remembers the difficult job of huma ...
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  21 January 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Violence fruit of revenge: 10 executions in 24 hours in the state of Guerrero Acapulco (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the dioceses of the Mexican state of Guerrero agree that the origin of the climate of violence in the state are to be found in anger and the population’s desire for revenge, ex ...
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  20 January 2016
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Mgr. Peña Rodríguez: "Corruption creates scandalous injustice and social inequality" Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Dominican Episcopal Conference (CED), His Exc. Mgr. Gregorio Nicanor Peña Rodríguez, yesterday presented the pastoral Letter on the occasion of the Feast of Our Lady ...
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  20 January 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Even a Tzotzil priest will concelebrate with the Pope during his visit in Mexico Chiapas (Agenzia Fides) – Even a priest of ethnic Tzotzil will concelebrate the Mass that will be presided by the Holy Father on February 15 in Altos de Chiapas, during his pastoral visit to Mexico. Tzotzil is a langua ...
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  20 January 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “Two Nations, one Faith”: El Paso and Ciudad Juarez united for the Pope's visit El Paso (Agenzia Fides) – The US Diocese of El Paso is inviting the faithful at the Sun Bowl Stadium, of the University of Texas in El Paso (UTEP), on February 17, to participate in the live broadcast of Pope Francis' ...
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  19 January 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Another threat for the indigenous Guarani and Kaiowá Taquara (Agenzia Fides) - At dawn, the indigenous Guarani and Kaiowá took possession of a part of their traditional territory in the area known as "Taquara indigenous Land" on January 15. The area, on which there is a f ...