America

• 24 June 2014
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Over 160 thousand immigrants in Texas, 37 thousand children are alone El Paso (Agenzia Fides) - According to data released by the spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security of Texas, of the Border Police and the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, so far this year 2014 at least 160, ...
• 24 June 2014
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Children and young immigrants in the U.S.A: "They are not seeking adventure, they are fleeing from a war" El Paso (Agenzia Fides) - On behalf of the United States Bishops' Conference, the Bishop of El Paso (Texas), His Exc. Mgr. Mark Joseph Seitz, will bring the testimony of the Catholic Church regarding children and young u ...
• 23 June 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The tragedy of child prostitution behind the glitz of the World Cup San Paolo (Agenzia Fides) - The government has invested heavily in the construction and renovation of stadiums in the 12 cities which host the matches of the World Cup Brazil 2014, while a short distance from these beaut ...
• 23 June 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Young people on hunger strike, the situation is still blocked Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - It has now been three days since 15 students have taken the decision to begin a hunger strike in the church of La Chiquinquira, in the area of La Florida in the capital Caracas, demanding the in ...
• 23 June 2014
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - It is time to take action! More than 13 thousand children and young Hondurans at the U.S. Border Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "Children should be in every policy decision and in all social action, we cannot destroy them with bad decisions", said the Vicar of St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral in Tegucigalpa, Fathe ...
• 23 June 2014
  AMERICA/PERU - Disabled children integrated in public schools in the south-west area of the Country Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Peru, in collaboration with Caritas Germany, has promoted the project "educational and social inclusion of children and young people with disabilities in the southwestern region of Peru". A ...
• 20 June 2014
  AMERICA/CHILE - "Here we are Lord, in the World Cup": special section on the website of the Catholic Bishops' Conference Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - "The joy and happiness of the people of Chile is the joy and hope of the Church. We are very pleased, and we thank God for this moment", said the spokesman of the Catholic Bishops' Conference o ...
• 20 June 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "The Church has helped me to find a land": in Colombia 5.5 million internally displaced persons Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church has helped me to find a land, my land is now here in Colombia": is the testimony of Miodrag Jirsa, who comes from Yugoslavia and lives in the Latin American country as a refugee of wa ...
• 18 June 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - A video against drugs: the Church launches a campaign on social networking sites Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Church has launched a national campaign for the prevention of drug addiction in which the protagonists are young people using new technologies. The idea is that each person records a ...
• 18 June 2014
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Conclusion of the G77 + China, the Church hopes for commitment in favor of the poor Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) – The Summit of the G77 + China, which was held on 14 and 15 June in Santa Cruz, Bolivia has concluded, launching a new roadmap for a more just world order and an appeal to the United Nations ...
• 17 June 2014
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Peace-building and formation of seminarians in Latin America among the 112projects funded by the U.S. Catholics Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The United States Catholic Bishops' Conference has announced the allocation of $1.7 million to support 112 projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. "Through the generosity of Catholics al ...
• 17 June 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Social inclusion and missionary work, the commitment of the Church in Brazil for Haiti continues Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB), the Conference of Religious of Brazil (CRB) and Caritas Brazil have been working together for a long time for a series of solidarity activi ...
• 17 June 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "Do not close the homeless shelter for migrants" asks the Bishop of Celaya Guanajuato (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the Diocese of Celaya, in the state of Guanajuato (Mexico), His Exc. Mgr. José Benjamín Castillo Plascencia, has publicly asked the Commune not to close the "Manos Abiertas a ...
• 16 June 2014
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Formation on values to combat violence and bullying Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - "The formation of students based on values is a priority for the Catholic Church", concluded the teachers of Catholic schools gathered at a national Meeting in Cochabamba on June 13. "The i ...
• 14 June 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA – Run-off in Colombia, the Church calls for dialogue and mutual respect Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - On June 15, Colombia chooses its new president in a run-off between incumbent President Juan Manuel Santos and his opponent Óscar Iván Zuluaga. In the first round Zuluaga obtained 29.2% of the ...