America

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  5 October 2015
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Bishop of Punta Arenas thanks for the clarification on the gas supply Punta Arenas (Agenzia Fides) - After the complaint registered by the Bishop of the Diocese of Punta Arenas, His Exc. Mgr. Miguel Bernardo Bastres Florence, S.D.B. who had asked for transparency on the agreements between ...
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  5 October 2015
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Improving access to education for children Riobamba (Agenzia Fides) - The delivery of 100 school kits to children, girls and adolescents in the canton of Chambo, by the Ministry for Economic and Social Inclusion (MIES), along with cooperating institutions involve ...
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  5 October 2015
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Rescuers at work after the landslides swept away a village: 131 dead and 300 missing Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - There is little hope of finding people alive under the mountain of mud which submerged the town of Santa Caterina Pinula, Guatemala. The total of confirmed dead has risen to 131, but so f ...
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  2 October 2015
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Honduran Missionary receives an award for human rights Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The Jesuit Honduran missionary Fr. Ismael Moreno Coto, 57, is the winner of the Rafto Award for Human Rights. Better known as "Father Melo", the missionary was honored for his defense of fre ...
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  2 October 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Become peacemakers: 400 priests offer the opportunity to receive the sacrament of reconciliation Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - On 6 and 7 October, in the "Gran Estacion" shopping center in Bogota, 400 priests in the country will offer the opportunity to receive the sacrament of reconciliation to those who want it. This e ...
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  1 October 2015
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Hydroelectric project: communities meet the Bishop to deal with the problem San Isidro (Agenzia Fides) - More than 100 representatives of the community of La Union, Fatima, Zapotal, San Jeronimo, San Rafael, Barrio Los Angeles, in San Isidro de El General area, in south-central Costa Rica, atten ...
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  1 October 2015
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Mgr. Aguilar: "The government must stop gambling because it impoverishes families" Veraguas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas (Panama), His Exc. Mgr. Audilio Aguilar Aguilar, has publicly asked the Panamanian government to intervene to stop the damage that casinos are causing to fami ...
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  30 September 2015
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - First "regional dialogue" against food waste Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo, His Exc. Mgr. Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D., condemned the waste of food on the occasion of political and social events, stressi ...
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  30 September 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Parish canteen transformed into a hall to exhibit the photographs of missing persons Iguala (Agenzia Fides) - The parish canteen of St. Gerard, in the city of Iguala, Mexican state of Guerrero, was transformed into a hall where there is an exhibition of dozens of photographs of missing persons. Most of t ...
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  29 September 2015
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Bishop of Punta Arenas denounces: There is no transparency in the agreements for gas Punta Arenas (Agenzia Fides) - Gas distribution in Chile is creating tension, which recently has also led to the interruption of the supply. The Union Workers of the Empresa Nacional del Petroleo (ENAP) and the Bishop of ...
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  29 September 2015
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - "Supportive and welcoming border": Ecuador and Peru against trafficking and exploitation Loja (Agenzia Fides) - The plight of a considerable group of victims of trafficking regarding both countries, on the border between Ecuador and Peru, will be the main theme of the XI Meeting of the Binational Pastoral fo ...
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  28 September 2015
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - A canteen for poor children who go to school San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - The "Mensa Infantile" of the city of Cartago welcomes 80 minors, all poor, mainly children of single mothers. The initiative of the canteen was created at the initiative of the inhabitants of C ...
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  28 September 2015
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Mgr. Romero: a guiding light for sustainable development and social justice in Central America New York (Agenzia Fides) - In a speech on Friday, September 25, 2015 before the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015, President Salvador Sanchez Ceren of El Salvador proposed the figure of Blessed Oscar Rom ...
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  28 September 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Mgr. Arizmendi on the events in Chiapas: "Yes to protest, but never with violence" Chiapas (Agenzia Fides) - "I am very saddened and concerned about what is happening because of dissatisfaction regarding the results of the last election, because everyone wants a place of power in the municipalities": w ...
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  26 September 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "No one can remain indifferent". A year ago, the massacre of 43 students in Iguala Guerrero (Agenzia Fides) - "No one can remain indifferent. The awareness of the greatness and dignity of each person must bring us to love, respect, promote and defend life in all its expressions and moments, and not to ...