America

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  26 February 2016
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishops' message: "Day of the Paraguayan woman" Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - "The Bishops of Paraguay greet all women on their day and remember the historical role they had and continue to have in the building of society and culture": this is how the message of the Epis ...
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  25 February 2016
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - "Commitment to culture": meeting of the border dioceses of the two countries Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of their second meeting, held in a fraternal and friendly atmosphere on 15 and 16 February 2016 in Villa Cana, Cap Haitien (Haiti), the border dioceses between Haiti and the Do ...
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  25 February 2016
  AMERICA/CHILE - Artisanal fishing destined mainly for export Algarrobo (Agenzia Fides) - In Chile, artisanal fishing accounts for over 90% of fisheries worldwide, and workers in the sector, about half of whom are women. According to the Regional Office for Latin America and the Ca ...
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  25 February 2016
  AMERICA/HAITI - Towards the elections: the Provisional Electoral Council almost complete Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The various social sectors that make up the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) of Haiti have begun to nominate their new representatives in this body, following the resignation of six of ...
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  24 February 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Letter of the 3 Bishops of Chocó to the President to demand adequate health care Quibdo (Agenzia Fides) - The three Colombian dioceses of Quibdo, Istmina-Tado and Apartado and 68 social organizations of Chocó department, sent a letter to the President of the Republic, Juan Manuel Santos, to complain ...
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  24 February 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - A month after the oil spill in Inayo, the Church calls for urgent action Inayo (Agenzia Fides) - On 25 January there was a first oil spill, followed shortly after by another, in Inayo, in the Amazon region of northern Peru, from the pipeline that crosses the province of Bagua. A month after t ...
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  23 February 2016
  AMERICA/REP. DOMINICAN - Families of workers violently sent away from their homes Santa Cruz de El Seybo (Agenzia Fides) - The population of the province of El Seibo, east of the Dominican Republic, near the tourist resort of Bavaro and Punta Cana, is appalled by the brutal evictions that are happenin ...
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  23 February 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - All the Bishops of the American continent represented in Tampa Tampa (Agenzia Fides) - The 40th meeting of the Bishops of the Catholic Church in America will take place in Tampa, Florida, from 22 to 25 February, with the presidencies of the United States Conference of Catholic Bisho ...
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  23 February 2016
  AMERICA/PANAMA - The Cathedral of Colon reopens, the living reality of the population’s faith Colon (Agenzia Fides) - After more than five years, one of the most important places of worship and religious monuments of the Panamanian province of Colon reopens its doors to thousands of faithful: we are talking about ...
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  23 February 2016
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - The Bishops: "We must be vigilant on our democracy" Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Dominican Episcopal Conference issued a message on Independence Day, February 27th, with the title "Upcoming elections and other urgent matters" ("Próximas elecciones y otras urgencia ...
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  20 February 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Birth of the "Catholic-Muslim National Dialogue" Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Blase J. Cupich of Chicago will be the first co-president of a new Catholic interfaith forum of meetings called "Catholic-Muslim National Dialogue", organized by the Commission for ...
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  20 February 2016
  AMERICA/CUBA - Cardinal Ortega: "Obama's visit will be of help to the country's development" Havana (Agenzia Fides) - Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega spoke about the decision of US President Barack Obama to travel to Cuba in March. Obama announced that he will travel to the island on 21 and 22 March. He is the first ...
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  19 February 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 11 years after the death of Sister Dorothy Stang, killings due to land conflict increase Anapu (Agenzia Fides) - Many families of Anapu farmers in the south of Pará (Brazil), met on February 12 and in the following days to commemorate the murder of Sister Dorothy Stang, which occurred 11 years ago. She was ...
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  19 February 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Mgr. Colombo on mining projects: "It is time to listen to the people" La Rioja (Agenzia Fides) - The administration of President Mauricio Macri "is tracing a path" in favor of mining projects and "now we have to listen to the people and reach social consensus", said the Bishop of the Dioce ...
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  18 February 2016
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "Political differences should never be resolved with violence", 6 deaths in the municipality of El Alto El Alto (Agenzia Fides) - The Defensoria del Popolo (Office for Human Rights) and the Catholic Church have called for a transparent investigation with regards to the serious incident that occurred yesterday, February 17, ...