America

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  18 December 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Precautionary measures for the malnutrition of Wayúu children Riohacha (Agenzia Fides) - The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) ordered precautionary measures to protect children and adolescents of the indigenous Wayúu community of the municipalities of Uribia, Mana ...
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  18 December 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The newly appointed Bishop of Mocoa-Sibundoy: "The Church will be of vital importance in the post-conflict" Mocoa (Agenzia Fides) - The newly-elected Bishop of the diocese of Mocoa-Sibundoy (Colombia), His Exc. Mgr. Luis Alberto Maldonado said that the Catholic Church will have an important role in the post-conflict, especiall ...
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  18 December 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The "caravan of migrants" coming home for Christmas is very crowded Queretaro (Agenzia Fides) - The "caravan of migrants", now in its sixth edition began on the evening of 16 December and this year sees the participation of a very high number of vehicles never seen before: about 500. The ...
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  17 December 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Mgr. Castro Quiroga on the signing of the penultimate agreement: "prelude to a final peace agreement" Havana (Agenzia Fides) - On 15 December, the Colombian government and FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) signed the principles that discipline the fifth point on the agenda of the peace negotiations being held ...
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  16 December 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Primo incontro dei Vescovi con il neo Presidente: affrontare insieme i problemi della società Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - A representative of the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina (CEA) will be received by newly-elected President Mauricio Macri tomorrow, December 17, for the traditional Christma ...
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  16 December 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "Posadas" on the bridge of the border, with the Bishops and the authorities of both countries: a historical event Ciudad Juarez (Agenzia Fides) - A meeting of the Bishops of El Paso (United States) and Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), and the Consuls General of Mexico and the United States, on the border line between the two countries, on th ...
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  15 December 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Two dioceses divided by the border, but only one community will welcome Pope Francis Juarez (Agenzia Fides) - The news of Pope Francis' apostolic visit in Mexico has caused great joy in the country and not only: even if Juarez is one of the cities that will host the Pope Francis' visit, also for the Bish ...
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  15 December 2015
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Bishops' appeal: "Messengers of hope and prophetic voices against the senseless violence" Washington (Agenzia Fides) - "We are called to be messengers of hope and prophetic voices against senseless violence, a violence that can never be justified by invoking the name of God": is the statement of Archbishop Jo ...
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  15 December 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - No child should be left alone Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Among its various initiatives, the Foundation Neida Perez Morillo has promoted Ayúdanos a Ayudar with the objective of assisting children and street youth. Currently in Venezuela, the Foundatio ...
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  14 December 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Cardinal Urosa calls for an amesty Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, Archbishop of Caracas, in an interview with the local television "Televen", sent to Fides, spoke of the last parliamentary elections held on December 6. As a citize ...
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  14 December 2015
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - About 37 thousand people displaced due to the rise of the River Paraguay Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - The waters of the Paraguay River are exceeding the maximum level of 7 meters in height towards the capital Asunción, forcing about 37,000 people to flee their homes. According to the National ...
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  14 December 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The missing are "legally declared dead": the Bishop say the authorities want to close the investigation Tamaulipas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, His Exc. Mgr. Antonio González Sánchez, denounced that it is clear to everyone that the judicial authorities intend to clo ...
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  11 December 2015
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Mgr. Gonzalez Nieves to the United Nations: "I come for my people who are suffering" San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - San Juan's Archbishop, His Exc. Mgr. Roberto González Nieves, O.F.M. called on Puerto Rico's government and debt holders to negotiate a comprehensive solution to the island's debt crisis in a ...
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  11 December 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Year of Mercy opens in prison num. 39 Moron (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Year of Mercy also opened in prison num. 39 in the city of Ituzaingó, that belongs to the great Buenos Aires. His Exc. Mgr. Luis Guillermo Eichhorn of the Diocese of Moron, on Wednesday, ...
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  11 December 2015
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - The Children's Village Singers involved in the fight against child labor Quito (Agenzia Fides) - 'Por tí vamos a vencer' is the title of the musical play just presented by the Economic and Social Inclusion Ministry (MIES) and interpreted by the 'Niños Cantores del Pueblo' choir. The more th ...