America
6 July 2015
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - 35,000 people have been isolated due to floods, other 25,000 at risk
San Fernando de Apure (Agenzia Fides) - The incessant flooding caused by the rains three weeks ago, have left about 35,000 people isolated in Guasdualito, a city in the Venezuelan state of Apure. 9000 families have been ...
6 July 2015
AMERICA/ECUADOR - 10 000 from Santo Domingo to Quito for the Pope's Mass
Santo Domingo en Ecuador (Agenzia Fides) - "Attending means to be blessed and to participate in the history of mercy that the world lives with Pope Francis" says Martha Lopez, a member of the Juan XXIII movement, who wil ...
3 July 2015
AMERICA/HONDURAS - The Bishops offer their support to dialogue for social peace
Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, met with several Bishops who have offered their support to national dialogue, as was announced by the Government House in a statement sent ...
3 July 2015
AMERICA/PERU - Lost childhood in coffee plantations
Lima (Agenzia Fides) - 25% of Peru's population, or 7 million 700 thousand people, live in poverty, mainly in rural areas. One million people live in extreme poverty, less than one dollar a day. To help families, thousan ...
3 July 2015
AMERICA/HAITI - Demonstration for Haitians who risk expulsion from the Dominican Republic
Ouanaminthe (Agenzia Fides) - A crowd of Catholic faithful and numerous citizens of Ouanaminthe, a small town north-east of Haiti, on the border with the Dominican Republic, took part in a march of solidarity with Haitia ...
2 July 2015
AMERICA/MEXICO - A recreational project for indigenous children of different ethnicities
Merida (Agenzia Fides) - The talent, creativity and imagination of 450 indigenous Mexican children have found their expression in some murals on display in the magnificent facilities of the Gran Mundo Maya Museum of Meri ...
2 July 2015
AMERICA/MEXICO - Widespread violence does not spare even three elderly nuns
Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the diocese of Tehuantepec, His Exc. Mgr. Oscar Armando Campos Contreras, along with all the clergy expressed an energetic condemnation of the acts of violence committed against pri ...
2 July 2015
AMERICA/CUBA - Food sovereignty and other initiatives resume power thanks to CELAM
Havana (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the upcoming visit of the Pope to Cuba and his words for a serious commitment regarding the peripheries of the world, CELAM has proposed again some examples of positive feedback that o ...
1 July 2015
AMERICA/BRAZIL - The indifference of the state in the face of a situation of injustice denounced by the Bishop of Dourados
Dourados (Agenzia Fides) - "For the umpteenth time the diocese of Dourados has become the scene of clashes between indigenous people and farmers, revealing the indifference and inhumanity of the executive and the judicia ...
1 July 2015
AMERICA/CHILE - Procession at sea on Easter Island for St. Peter, praying for the Pope's visit
Valparaiso (Agenzia Fides) - The feast of St. Peter, the patron saint of fishermen, is deeply felt in different parts of Latin America, where fishing is a major activity for the economic sustenance of families.
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30 June 2015
AMERICA/PANAMA - Cardinal Lacunza: "despite scandals and corruption, we have to believe in justice"
Panama (Agenzia Fides) - "They are afraid", this is how Cardinal José Luis Lacunza described the reaction of people with regards to the cases of corruption in the Latin American country. The Cardinal, Bishop of the Dioc ...
30 June 2015
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - "We are losing the values and respect for life", warns Cardinal Brenes
Managua (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Archbishop of Managua Leopoldo Brenes has warned that society is losing respect for life and moral values, referring to violent crimes that have occurred in various parts of the country ...
27 June 2015
AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Mgr. Romero Romero is recognized as "Son Meritísimo of El Salvador"
San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, acknowledged Blessed Son Oscar Arnulfo Romero as Meritísimo of that country, for his work in defense of human rights and their pastoral work.
The ...
27 June 2015
AMERICA/HONDURAS - The Church: "politics without corruption"
Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The national community has to solve major social problems that plague this country, relaunching dialogue in politics: it what the editorial of the weekly "Fides" of the capital of Honduras, ...
26 June 2015
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Pope will conclude the World Meeting of Social Movements
La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - There are already 900 participants who have confirmed their presence at the World Meeting of Social Movements to be held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, from 7 to 9 July 2015. The note sent to Fides by a ...
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