America

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  2 August 2023
  AMERICA/PERU - Turning protests into constructive dialogue: the Archbishop of Arequipa's plea Arequipa (Fides News Agency) – "Remaining united in our faith in Christ in the face of ideologies", with these words the Archbishop of Arequipa, Javier Del Río Alba, urged the people of Peru during the recently conclu ...
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  1 August 2023
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Wyd 2023: "Travel with little baggage so that God may strengthen your lives" Panama City (Fides News Agency) - "Godspeed, and leave behind your heavy baggage so that God may strengthen your lives and Mary accompany you in this pilgrimage". With these words of encouragement the Archbishop of Panam ...
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  24 July 2023
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Auxiliary bishop Villareal: "Meetings like WYD bring young people closer to Christ" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "World Youth Day is a great experience of encounter that helps many young people to revitalize their faith", said the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Mexico, Héctor Pérez Villareal, ...
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  19 July 2023
  AMERICA/CHILE - Sending Mass for the young people of the Archdiocese of Concepción ready for Lisbon 2023 Concepción (Agenzia Fides) - The young people of the Archdiocese of Concepción are also ready to meet Pope Francis during the World Youth Days which will take place from August 1 to 6 in Lisbon. Preparations for them b ...
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  18 July 2023
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The "ecological way" of the exploitation of Bolivian lithium La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - Bolivia has the largest lithium deposits in the world, located in the high Andean plateau known as the "Salar de Uyuni". In contrast to the two other countries in the so-called "Lithium Triangle" ...
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  11 July 2023
  AMERICA/HAITI - G9 gangs continue to threaten, loot and fuel insecurity: No one is spared from rising violence Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is very difficult, the bandits continue to arrive. Yesterday they came in force and it was really bad because they were not peaceful. While other times they come to talk, t ...
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  6 July 2023
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Rumors of Bishop Álvarez's alleged release denied Managua (Agenzia Fides) - Late in the evening yesterday, July 5, 2023, news spread of the release of five priests who, together with Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, had been sentenced to more than 26 years in priso ...
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  5 July 2023
  AMERICA/CHILE - Espacio Misericordia: young volunteers welcome the homeless Concepciòn (Agenzia Fides) - "How can we find again a space that we can use to care for the homeless?" In response to this question from Gabriela Gutiérrez, Episcopal Delegate for Social Pastoral Care of the Archdioces ...
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  3 July 2023
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Armed attack against two pastoral workers: reflection of violations of civil society Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "Every act of violence in our territories is a call for more commitment on our part. We must not postpone the goal of a reconciled and peaceful Colombia", said Omar Alberto Sánchez Cubillos, Arc ...
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  26 June 2023
  AMERICA/HAITI - Hunger, violence, natural disasters, epidemics: the defenseless and terrified population Jeremie (Agenzia Fides) - Spirit of survival, precariousness, insecurity, this is the climate in which the population in Haiti lives. "People desperately need an end to violence and insecurity, both food and physical," s ...
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  19 June 2023
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Murders, violence, kidnappings: the population lives in conditions of total insecurity Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "We recognize their dedication and sacrifice and we pay tribute to them for the noble work carried out with courage". This is what we read in a statement from the Mexican episcopate, the Con ...
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  15 June 2023
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Argentina is one of the largest lithium producers in the world: the intensive mining poses risks for the country's sensitive ecosystem Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "I am very happy to be in Argentina, a valuable partner. There are so many opportunities waiting for us in the trade, energy or digital areas", wrote the President of the European Commissio ...
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  14 June 2023
  AMERICA/HAITI - General Crisis and Cholera Epidemic: Viatorian missionaries accompany people with faith and determination Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "Every day brings new suffering. Unfortunately, for years, when one speaks of Haiti, one thinks of a country in disaster: economic, ecological, political, demographic...", said Father Nes ...
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  12 June 2023
  AMERICA/HAITI - The consequences of climate change hit Haiti: Missionaries report on the difficult everyday life of the people Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Global climate change continues to claim victims in the Caribbean island of Haiti. After more than a year of insecurity, fear, hunger, starvation and despair, in these hours Camillian mis ...
• 1 June 2023
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Resignation of vicar apostolic of Napo Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of Napo, Ecuador, presented by Bishop Adelio Pasqualotto, C.S.J., titular of Abthugni. (EG) (A ...