America

• 5 June 2026
  AMERICA/HAITI - Confirmation of the Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - On May 25, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization (Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches), confirmed Fr. Junior Pha ...
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  2 June 2026
  AMERICA/HAITI - Women's Role, Literacy, and Sources of Income: A community assessment in Pourcine Pic-Makaya
  Pourcine Pic-Makaya (Fides News Agency) -“Without significant resources, we managed to have a meaningful day, honoring the Flag, a symbol of unity, and celebrating every Haitian ...
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  22 May 2026
  Poverty, education, access to water: a cry for help from the vicariates of the Peruvian region of Loreto Iquitos (Fides News Agency) – The Apostolic Vicariates of the Peruvian region of Loreto are sounding the alarm: In light of the latest data from the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) on economic p ...
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  21 May 2026
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops' appeal to priests: impartiality and prudence during election time Bogotá (Fides News Agency) – In line with the initiatives already launched to promote responsible voting in the run-up to the presidential elections scheduled for May 31, 2026 (see Fides, 16/5/2026), the Colombian Epi ...
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  20 May 2026
  "Like clay in the hand of the potter". Work on the "Positio" in the Cause for Canonization of Father Emiliano Tardif begins by Javier Trapero Madrid (Fides News Agency) – Father Emiliano Tardif (1928-1999), a Canadian priest of the Congregation of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC) and a well-known preacher of the Catholic Chari ...
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  16 May 2026
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops promote initiatives for "responsible voting" ahead of elections Bogotá (Fides News Agency) – With the presidential elections scheduled for May 31 in Colombia, bishops and Catholic organizations have launched initiatives to promote responsible voting. If no candidate achieves an ab ...
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  14 May 2026
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Ascensión de Guarayos celebrates 200 years of faith and Franciscan presence in the Bolivian Amazon Ascensión de Guarayos (Fides News Agency) – From May 13 to 15, the Apostolic Vicariate of Ñuflo de Chávez will host celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of this historic city in eastern Bolivia and the beginni ...
• 12 May 2026
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Appointment of vicar apostolic of Tierradento Vatican City (Fides News Agency) - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Homero Marín Arboleda, C.M., until now parish priest of Saint Anthony of Padua on Kiriwina Island and of Blessed John Mazzucconi on Woodlark ...
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  6 May 2026
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The economic crisis fuels social tensions: Bishops call for dialogue and reconciliation La Paz (Fides News Agency) – Social unrest is escalating in Bolivia, manifesting itself in protests, economic hardship, and political tensions. In recent weeks, transport companies, unions, farmers, and indigenous orga ...
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  5 May 2026
  AMERICA/HAITI - May and 'Flag Day' between pride and sorrow
  Pourcine Pic Makaya (Fides News Agency) – “This will be a truly unforgettable event. The children of the parish school are working diligen ...
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  29 April 2026
  AMERICA/PERU - The "Invisible" ones of the "Cottolengo" in Arequipa, loved like our own children by Domitia Caramazza
  Arequipa (Fides News Agency) – The “Cottolengo” in Arequipa – Hogarcito de Niños Especiales San Jose Benito Cottolengo – welcomes the “invis ...
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  25 April 2026
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - National Week of Prayer for Vocations 2026: “Jesus calls, forms and sends in community” Bogotá (Fides News Agency) – From April 26 to May 3, 2026, the Church in Colombia will observe a “National Week of Prayer for Vocations.” This week is dedicated to prayer, reflection, and pastoral accompaniment an ...
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  17 April 2026
  AMERICA/CUBA - Bishops defend the Pope against attacks and stand with the people in the midst of crisis: “A beacon of light amid so much darkness” Santa Clara (Fides News Agency) - The bishops of Cuba have expressed their “deepest communion and filial affection” for Pope Leo XIV in a letter dated April 13, 2026, in which they express their closeness to the Pont ...
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  31 March 2026
  Rebirth in Chiclayo
  by Domitia Caramazza Chiclayo (Agenzia Fides) – The “beloved diocese” of Bishop Robert Francis Prevost has become today the “city of Pope Leo XIV.” Since May 8, 2025, ...
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  30 March 2026
  AMERICA/HAITI - Executions, abuses, armed gangs, the context of violence does not discourage the small Catholic community of Pourcine Pic-Makaya Pourcine Pic-Macaya (Agenzia Fides) – One million and 400 thousand people forced to abandon their homes today live as internally displaced persons, and over 5,500 have died in 2025 alone. These are the alarming figures ...