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  12 October 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Pope's message at the forum on climate: "Follow a fair and integral ecology" Tiquipaya (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday, October 10 Pope Francis asked the Second World Conference on Climate Change taking place these days in Bolivia, to be guided by the "principles of a fair and integral ecology" tha ...
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  12 October 2015
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Children give a smile to other children: relief to the flood victims continues Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - The heavy catastrophe that hit the village of Santa Catarina Pinula continues to mobilize many joint initiatives and aid for the population where there are many victims, especially childr ...
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  12 October 2015
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Church ready to mediate in the mine issue, "no one has to die for this" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church is ready to mediate: said His Exc. Mgr. Silvio José Báez Ortega, O.C.D., Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, referring to the clashes between workers of the Canadian mine B2Gold a ...
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  10 October 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Church: it is urgent to save abandoned children and adolescents who have disappeared Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "Save the abandoned children and look into the disturbing phenomenon of missing teenagers" is the appeal launched by the Conference of Bishops of Brazil who officially opened the campaign "Let' ...
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  9 October 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Cardinal Pimiento: "Vote-buying is a crime" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Jose de Jesus Pimiento invoked consistency in discussions for a peace agreement between the government and FARC, warning about the lack of justice, truth and irreparable errors. The note ...
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  9 October 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Nuncio Diquattro representative of the Holy See at the World Conference on Climate Change La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro, Apostolic Nuncio in Bolivia, was appointed representative of the Holy See at the Second World Conference on Climate Change, to be held from 10 to 12 October 201 ...
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  9 October 2015
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Catholic Church and Public Health together against dengue Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) has launched an alert in the Sánchez Ramírez province, in particular in the municipality of Cotuí, due to the high percentage of dengue cases which a ...
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  8 October 2015
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Clashes between police and protesters, the Church is the only intermediary Managua (Agenzia Fides) - A policeman was killed, 31 were wounded: 8 civilians and 23 policemen, after the clash on Tuesday, October 6 among workers of the Canadian mine B2Gold and police, during a protest in the northwe ...
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  8 October 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bible in Tzotzil language, completed the work desired by more than 350,000 faithful Chiapas (Agenzia Fides) – With a Mass in Tzotzil language, the completion of the translation of the Bible in Tzotzil language was celebrated in the indigenous community of Zinacantan, after 25 years of work in 59 commu ...
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  7 October 2015
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The support of Cardinal Brenes: "Punish those who exploit the naivety of the poor" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "The National Police must act and punish those who exploit the poor, exploiting the naivety of the population. We, as a Church, are working for the welfare and the faith of families, working for ...
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  7 October 2015
  AMERICA/PERU - The preparation for the beatification of the three missionaries killed in 1991 continues Chimbote (Agenzia Fides) - During a press conference held at the seat of the Diocese of Chimbote (in northern Peru), Bishop His Exc. Mgr. Angelo Francisco Simon Piorno, confirmed yesterday that on Tuesday, October 13 the ...
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  6 October 2015
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tensions between Haiti and Santo Domingo for economic measures, the Bishops denounce those who sow discord Santiago de los Caballeros (Agenzia Fides) - Three Dominican Bishops have specifically asked the authorities of Santo Domingo and Haiti to restore harmonious, social and commercial ties between the two countries. Accord ...
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  6 October 2015
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Mobile clinics and reception center of the Guatemalan Red Cross after the floods Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - The Guatemalan Red Cross is assisting families affected by the tragedy of the recent flooding that devastated the village of El Cambray II, municipality of Santa Catarina Pinula (see Fide ...
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  6 October 2015
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Honduran Community says goodbye to candles and "dirty" electricity Plan Grande (Agenzia Fides) - A small fishing village on the Caribbean coast of Honduras has become an example to be followed in renewable energies, after replacing candles and "dirty" costly energy. Plan Grande is a vi ...
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  6 October 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Mgr. Gimeno in view of the elections: "We must learn to choose before voting" Comodoro Rivadavia (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Argentina issued a document on the forthcoming presidential elections of 25 October, urging the various government institutions to "create the objective co ...