America

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  30 January 2025
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Catatumbo: Humanitarian aid corridor established and state of emergency declared Tibú (Agenzia Fides) - The wave of violence, mainly due to the control of international cocaine trafficking in the Catatumbo region, has led President Gustavo Petro to declare a state of emergency and deploy the army. ...
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  29 January 2025
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Catatumbo: Bishop of Tibú wants to maintain hope for a better future Tibú (Agenzia Fides) - In less than a week, violent clashes between members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) and dissident groups of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in the Catatumbo region, ...
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  28 January 2025
  AMERICA/USA - The Franciscans martyred because they refused to approve polygamy will be beatified Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - They refused to approve the practice of polygamy among baptized Native Americans. For this they became martyrs. Four centuries after the events of 1597 in the coastal villages of Georgia, P ...
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  25 January 2025
  AMERICA/CHILE - First National Youth Day: “Jesus calls you, do not say no” La Serena (Agenzia Fides) - “Let us all open our hearts. You, especially young people, open your hearts to Jesus. Do it, do not be afraid, because the Lord needs you today, he needs all of us today”. With these words ...
• 24 January 2025
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - People in Barquisimeto do not lose hope: the poor help the poor Barquisimeto (Agenzia Fides) - After the elections held in July last year (see Fides, 30/7/2024), there is an impression that an air of sadness, frustration and disappointment is hanging over Venezuela. Father Miguel Ang ...
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  17 January 2025
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops’ commitment for the Jubilee: “Country, person, truth, justice, rule of law, freedom and peace” Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Venezuela continues to be in one of the worst economic and social crises in history. Currently, 82% of Venezuelans live in poverty and 53% in extreme poverty. According to the United Nations Hig ...
• 17 January 2025
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Diocesan Mission in San Roque: "God fixes everything, it is the experience of being missionaries" San Roque (Agenzia Fides) - More than 70 missionaries, including entire families, are participating in the Diocesan Mission 2025 of the Diocese of San Roque of Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, which is taking place in the ...
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  11 January 2025
  AMERICA/HAITI - Father Massimo Miraglio: “We too want to be pilgrims of hope” by Antonella Prenna Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation in Haiti has become really difficult, not only in the capital but also in the surrounding areas, where gangs dictate the law. Even in the provinces t ...
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  8 January 2025
  AMERICA/CHILE - More than 1,500 young volunteers on a mission to meet Christ at the service of the community Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) - Young volunteers are currently visiting 55 areas of the country to bring a message of peace and hope to families. There are more than 1,500 students on mission to encounter Christ at t ...
• 7 January 2025
  AMERICA/NETHERLANDS ANTILLES - Resignation of bishop of Willemstad Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, presented by Bishop Luigi Antonio Secco, S.D.B. (EG) (Agenzia Fides, ...
• 19 December 2024
  AMERICA/HAITI - Illegality, corruption and abuse: gender-based violence is on the rise Port-au- Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The current security crisis in the country is leading to a dramatic increase in violence against women on the Caribbean island. According to a recent United Nations report, several l ...
• 18 December 2024
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Bishops reject the reintroduction of mining San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - "We are very concerned about the government's announcement of the reintroduction of mining in our country and therefore reiterate our position that we firmly reject the repeal of the law ba ...
• 17 December 2024
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REP. - Research, reception, socialization and accompaniment: a beacon of hope and development for thousands of minors Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - “If everyone works together, it is possible to change the lives of the youngest for the better and create a better future for future generations, following the dream of Don Bosco”, is ...
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  11 December 2024
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Parish worker shot dead on his way to Mass Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) - On the evening of December 8, in the Penha district, in the north of Rio de Janeiro, 43-year-old architect Steve Maguerith Chaves do Nascimento was shot in the head while he was parking h ...
• 11 December 2024
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - By the end of the year, religious sisters must also leave the Country Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "You have until December to leave the country," was the warning to all religious sisters in Nicaragua, who will be forced to seek refuge in countries, mainly in Latin America, where their respec ...