America
5 March 2012
AMERICA/CHILE- Still tension between the people of Aysen and the central government, the Bishop continues to seek dialogue
Aysen (Agenzia Fides) - "Aysén wakes up more worried than ever, because we are convinced that once again, as happened continually throughout these days, we have been misled by the words and actions of the government, an ...
5 March 2012
AMERICA/PERU-"Clean hands, healthy children",to wash hands can reduce 50% of diarrhea cases in the country
Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The campaign "Manos Limpias niños sanos ", launched in Peru in 2005, aims to promote the habit of washing hands with soap and water before eating or touching food. This, in fact, can reduce 50% of ...
5 March 2012
AMERICA/MEXICO - The Archdiocese of Mexico calls for "respect" for everything the Pope will say
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Mexico has called for "respect" for Pope Benedict XVI, who from March 23 to 26 will visit the country, and recalled that the Pope can say what he wants with regards to "ou ...
25 February 2012
AMERICA/PERU-A mining project threatens human rights and environment: the alarm of the Church
Huancayo (Agenzia Fides) – It is an initiative that should be rejected because it "has no reference to the defense of life, population health, environmental protection": this is the opinion expressed by Mgr. Pedro Rica ...
25 February 2012
AMERICA/VENEZUELA-A country free of violence: campaign for Lent 2012
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Consider Lent is considered a suitable time for prayer, fellowship, sharing: this is why Caritas Venezuela presented its campaign "Compartir 2012" (Sharing) aimed at building peace. As reported ...
24 February 2012
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Huge disparities between boys and girls rights
Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) – A report concerning the "State of the World’s Girls 2011" has just been published. According to the Organization for International Planning of Guatemala it is obvious that there is gr ...
24 February 2012
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - In Latin America, the drug trade and the indigenous reality question the Church
Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - "In Latin America, the indigenous reality questions the Church" is the title of the interview to His Exc. Mgr. Marc Stenger, Bishop of Troyes, in France, a member of the Episcopal Commission ...
23 February 2012
AMERICA/CHILE - "The people of Aysén claim justice and assistance," Mgr. Infanti asks the path of dialogue
Aysen (Agenzia Fides) - "Our people loudly demand justice. All the issues raised in the requests reflect a lack of attention on behalf of the State. And I say State, not government, because this is not to be against this ...
23 February 2012
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops deplore the repression of peaceful protest and demand guarantees concerning the mining activity
Patagonia-Comahue (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Argentina's Patagonia region-Comahue have criticized the mining operation in progress and called for respect for the international and national law for this activity, be ...
22 February 2012
AMERICA/MEXICO-A new radio station online, Radio Cristo Rey, prepares the Pope's visit to Mexico
Leon (Agenzia Fides) - There are only 30 days to Pope Benedict XVI’s visit in Mexico, and the Archdiocese of Leon have announced the opening of a radio via internet, Radio Cristo Rey, which also has a presence in socia ...
22 February 2012
AMERICA/BRAZIL - "The gaze of the missionary disciple on the global reality of ": the First Encounter for missionary formation has concluded
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - the first national Meeting of the missionary formation for Coordinators and Animators of the Diocesan Missionary Councils (COMIDIS) and of the Parish Council Missionaries (COMIPAS) has conclude ...
22 February 2012
AMERICA/HONDURAS - Alarm concerning violence throughout the country: children in particular are abused, sold, exploited
Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - Honduras is the poorest of the 7 nations of Central America, and complains of a very serious situation especially for the violence against children. Out of a population of over 8 million inh ...
21 February 2012
AMERICA/MEXICO - Missionary Childhood and Adolescence: Bishop invites us to reflect on the situation of children in the Sierra Tarahumara
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - In Mexico, the third Sunday of February DOMINF is celebrated, ie, the Day of the Pontifical Society of Missionary Childhood and Adolescence. In this circumstance, Mgr. Armando Colin Cruz, Au ...
21 February 2012
AMERICA/MEXICO - The Tarahumara people are hungry: corruption on behalf of officials or natural disaster?
Tarahumara (Agenzia Fides) - Illegal logging and pollution of the rivers are some of the damage caused by "corruption" and by the authorities’ "immorality", whose effects have caused hunger in the Sierra Tarahumara: th ...
21 February 2012
AMERICA/PERU - In the northern region of Lambayeque there are about 60 000 working children
Lambayeque (Agenzia Fides) - There are approximately 60 000 child laborers in the northern region of Lambayeque, Peru. According to local sources, the number of children committed to working on the streets has increased ...
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