America

• 23 August 2013
  AMERICA/PERU - Campaign against human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of minors Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Human trafficking is a crime that does not respect the fundamental rights of people, depriving them of their freedom and violates their dignity. To address the problem, the ministries for Women and ...
• 22 August 2013
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - The Tolupanes ethnic group survives in poverty Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The Tolupanes, indigenous population that lives in the central region of Honduras and that according to history, were among the first inhabitants of the Central American country, survive in ...
• 22 August 2013
  AMERICA/PERU - "No to the smuggling of migrants", Bishops’ campaign to raise awareness in society Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "No to human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants" is the theme chosen by the Peruvian Episcopal Conference, for the National Collection of Solidarity Campaign "Compartir" (to share) to be hel ...
• 22 August 2013
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Over 4 million working children engaged in high-risk activities Quito (Agenzia Fides) - In Ecuador there are about 4.2 million boys, girls and adolescent workers in the age group between 5 and 17 years. Of these 359,597, l '8.56%, are exploited in high-risk activities. This is what e ...
• 21 August 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Sexual abuse and child maltreatment: 16 victims a day Medellin (Agenzia Fides) - During the first five months of 2013 2,456 cases of sexual abuse on minors, 16 victims a day were recorded. This is what is said in a complaint on behalf of the Institute of Forensic Medicine w ...
• 21 August 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "The house for migrants of Tlaxcala will not be closed", said Mgr. Moreno Tlaxcala (Agenzia Fides) - "I do not know who told you this, but it is not true", said Mgr. Francisco Moreno Barron, Bishop of Tlaxcala (Tlaxcala, Mexico) to the press, denying the news about the closing of the house for ...
• 21 August 2013
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Condemnation of the Church for the killings in the area of Tacuati, where the army has intervened Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - The Press Office of the Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (CEP), sent a statement to Fides Agency where the anger of the bishops of Paraguay is expressed for the murder of five people in the are ...
• 21 August 2013
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Dengue and poverty affect the indigenous of the north of the Country Salta (Agenzia Fides) - The Aboriginal community in northern Argentina is the most exposed to epidemics of dengue fever, a disease that goes hand in hand with the state of poverty and a way of life which does not cover t ...
• 20 August 2013
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "We cannot remain silent, we have to react", said Mgr. Epalza in denouncing bribe Buenaventura (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Buenaventura, His Exc. Mgr. Hector Epalza Quintero, P.S.S, launched the alarm with regards to the situation of the port where many traders live in anguish because of extortion ...
• 19 August 2013
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "The Church and the Quilombolas communities", a publication that will make history Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church and the Quilombolas communities" is available to the public, a study approved by the 51st General Assembly of the CNBB (National Conference of Bishops of Brazil), in April this year ...
• 19 August 2013
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "May the Holy Spirit give you strength and make you courageous" said the Pope to the 4th National Missionary Congress Catamarca (Agenzia Fides) - Today the IV National Missionary Congress held in Catamarca, Argentina with the participation of more than a thousand missionaries from all over the Country and people who came from Brazil, Me ...
• 13 August 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Poverty and misery, the Indigenous Peoples in Mexico are left in the background Izamal (Agenzia Fides) - "To promote the rights of indigenous peoples and the development of their cultures and communities; recognize, promote and defend their rights to land, their land, their culture, their forms of o ...
• 13 August 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - CAM4: Missionary America, share your faith with courage in every situation! Maracaibo (Agenzia Fides) - From November 26 to December 1 2013 the city of Maracaibo, capital of the state of Zulia, will become the Missionary capital of America, thanks to the fulfilment of the IV American Missionary ...
• 12 August 2013
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Canonization for Mgr. Romero, the Cuban Cardinal at the Eucharistic Congress La Tecla (Agenzia Fides) - The Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega, Special Envoy of Pope Francis at the V National Eucharistic Congress in El Salvador, asked the canonization of Mgr. Oscar Romero. "We ask the Lord the honor of ...
• 12 August 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "Do not fall into indifference, we are all involved," says the bishop with regards to the disappearance of more than 20 people Córdoba (Agenzia Fides) - "I do not care if the people missing in Potrero Nuevo, Paso del Macho and Cordoba are one or more persons, whether they are victims or are associated with crime, what is important is to clarify ...