America
26 October 2021
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Bishops recall "the basic and indispensable conditions in order to hold free, fair and transparent elections"
Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "As we have stated on several occasions, an authentic democracy is the result of the convinced acceptance of values: the dignity of every person, respect for human rights, the search for the com ...
25 October 2021
AMERICA/CHILE - Violence and polarization on the rise in view of the elections: the Bishops call for dialogue and responsibility
Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - "Concerned Concerned about the belligerent climate and polarization in political life, especially in the presidential campaign, which should be an opportunity to debate ideas, projects and prog ...
23 October 2021
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Giving one's life so as not to abandon the elderly: the missionary witness of the religious who died of Covid
Oruro (Agenzia Fides) - Three nuns of the Congregation of the Hermanitas de los Ancianos Desamparados (Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly, HAD), died in Bolivia at the end of September due to Covid-19, infected whil ...
22 October 2021
AMERICA/PERU - "Everyone is called to mission"
Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "All the baptized are called to mission. To proclaim the Gospel and bear witness to the word of God. The missionary month is a special time to invite us to reflect on the call of the Lord: the them ...
21 October 2021
AMERICA/CHILE - Bishopric of Talca ransacked and burned down: "violence does not solve Chile's problems"
Talca (Agenzia Fides) - On the night of October 18, unknown persons ransacked and set fire to the premises of the Bishopric of the Diocese of Talca, which housed the Vicariate of Youth Ministry, the Vicariate of Social P ...
20 October 2021
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - "Justice and Peace" demands respect for the work of human rights defenders
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The "Justice and Peace" Commission of the Bishops' Conference of Venezuela denounced in a declaration, signed by its President, His Exc. Mgr. Roberto Lückert Leon, the arbitrary detention of th ...
20 October 2021
AMERICA - "Synodal Church, missionary Church": dioceses of the continent united at the beginning of the synodal journey
Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On October 16 and 17, in the cathedrals and parishes of most of the nations of America, the celebrations were held to start the diocesan stage of the Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bisho ...
19 October 2021
AMERICA/MEXICO - Missionary-vocational expo in a context marked by the health crisis
Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The third edition of the virtual missionary-vocation Expo will take place on October 23 and 24 on the occasion of World Mission Day and will be organized by the Direction of the Pontifical M ...
19 October 2021
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Indigenous peoples of the Amazon region demand protection of life and preservation of the "common home"
Timbo de Betania (Agenzia Fides) - "In the face of the approaching threats, the indigenous peoples of the Amazon are committed to the preservation, conservation and protection of the territory, our 'common home', our Col ...
18 October 2021
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Monsignor Centellas: "it is important to work on laws that give priority to work, seeking the well-being of those most in need"
Sucre (Agenzia Fides) - The Minister of the Presidency of the Bolivian government, María Nela Prada, has announced that the government has decided to withdraw the bill against the legitimization of illicit profits, to a ...
18 October 2021
AMERICA - Church conference on Amazon receives legal personality: CELAM expresses “joy and hope”
Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - "With joy and hope we received great news: Pope Francis has recognized the Church Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA) as a public ecclesiastical legal personality", said the Board of the Council of ...
16 October 2021
AMERICA/MEXICO - Government continues militarization and repression of migrants, resulting in human rights violations
Ciudad Juarez (Agenzia Fides) - "We make a respectful but energetic appeal to the government of Mexico to abandon the repression against migrants and respect its constitutional mandate to make the human rights of all ef ...
16 October 2021
AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Managua's "Justice and Peace" denounces the "manipulation, politicization and management" of the pandemic
Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "We share with all the people the pain and sorrow caused by the high rate of infections and deaths caused by the pandemic", while "we thank all the countries and international organizations that ...
15 October 2021
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Let us renew our missionary and evangelizing ardor": the martyrs of Zenta will be beatified
San Salvador de Jujuy (Agenzia Fides) - "With the same love with which Don Pedro launched himself into evangelization, making us discover the richness of God's love for every man, so we renew our missionary and evangeliz ...
15 October 2021
AMERICA/HONDURAS - Bishops urgent appeal to vote: "We need to look to the future with hope"
Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - We ask the people "to overcome the feelings of indifference, apathy and skepticism that have caused been by our poor government system and its institutions, which result in abstention", read ...
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