America

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  26 April 2023
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishop Gerardi Conedera was murdered 25 years ago: "A committed witness of charity" Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - "On this April 26, just two days after publicly presenting the conclusions of the Historical Memory Recovery Project (REMHI, Recuperacion de la memoria historica), we commemorate the 25th ...
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  26 April 2023
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops encourage hope: 'We need honest and non-political solutions' Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - "Peace be with you" is the greeting of the Risen Lord, "the Lord of history, who wants to encourage us in hope and in building the common good of our beloved homeland, Bolivia": this is the e ...
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  24 April 2023
  AMERICA/CHILE - "Builders of peace, sowers of hope" in the context of the security crisis and rampant violence Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - "We believe that the paths of peace must be built by all of us, with determination and unity, with a global approach. We reject any form of violence to achieve political, social or economic obj ...
• 21 April 2023
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Father José Orlando Camacho Torres Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On April 18, 2023, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, appointed Rev. Father José Orlando Camacho Torres, of the Congregation of the Holy Spiri ...
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  21 April 2023
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Let us not be discouraged, let us not minimize the signs of hope, the risen Christ walks with us Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "Although it is impossible to ignore the multiple scenarios, in which there seem to be signs of death everywhere, we cannot fall into pessimistic discouragements that could infect us with fe ...
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  20 April 2023
  AMERICA/PERU - Joint Guidelines for Indigenous Pastoral Care in the Apostolic Vicariates of the Peruvian Amazon Iquitos (Agenzia Fides) - "To strengthen and articulate the Indigenous Pastoral Care of the vicariates of the Peruvian Amazon, through joint pastoral guidelines, according to social, cultural, ecological and ecclesial re ...
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  19 April 2023
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishops before the elections on April 30: "a clean government begins with clean elections" Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the general elections on April 30, the Episcopal Conference of Paraguay published a message on April 18 in which it appeals "to the conscience of each voter, especially Christians", ...
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  18 April 2023
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops gather for 60th assembly: numerous issues on the agenda Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) - The solemn opening session of the 60th General Assembly of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) will be held on Wednesday,April 19 at 8.30 am at the Congress Center of the Natio ...
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  17 April 2023
  AMERICA/MEXICO - For a dignified job: transforming precariousness and injustice, recognizing workers' rights Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Three out of ten Mexicans, according to the Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo, work in the informal sector, that is, without having access to any type of social or work benefit. Job i ...
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  14 April 2023
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The "District of Mercy": proclamation of the Gospel and promotion of human dignity in the center of the capital Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "The District of Mercy" was founded in one of the most vulnerable areas of the Colombian capital, promoted and supported by the Catholic Church, in a coordinated work between the Archdiocese and ...
• 13 April 2023
  AMERICA/PERU - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, José Hipolito Purizaca Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 30, 2023, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, appointed Rev. José Hipolito Purizaca Sernaque, of the clergy of the Archdiocese of Truj ...
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  13 April 2023
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "To evangelize, in a polarized society, means to be promoters of encounter, union and reconciliation" Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) - "We have decided that Mercy Sunday (2nd Sunday of Easter) of this year 2023 will also be a day of prayer to overcome polarization and promote reconciliation". This was announced by the Bi ...
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  12 April 2023
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Unprecedented violence that only national reconciliation can eradicate: "May the Risen Christ restore fraternity and justice" San José (Agenzia Fides) - "Our nation is going through one of the most difficult moments in its history due to the number of murders that plunge our families into mourning, the violence that has penetrated all our comm ...
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  5 April 2023
  AMERICA - The Church at the service of Peace: "to work intensively on the structural causes of the conflict on the Continent" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "The joys, hopes, sorrows and cries of our peoples resonated in the Congress, challenging us as Church for a committed and effective evangelical prophecy. This will help us overcome the state of ...
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  4 April 2023
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Church convenes a National Dialogue for Peace in view of a viable proposal to the authorities and the country Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "In order to collect all the possible contributions for peace in justice and to make a viable proposal to our authorities and to the country, we have convened the National Dialogue for Peace ...