America

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  4 July 2019
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The Catholic Church - "important advisor" in the national social dialogue San José (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Republic of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, met yesterday, July 3, the Archbishop of San José, Mgr. José Rafel Quirós, for more than two hours, with the aim of establishin ...
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  4 July 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Assassins of social leaders and uncertainty regarding peace agreements catalyze the Bishops' debate Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - The Assembly of Bishops of Colombia is currently underway on the theme "The economy at the service of human dignity and the common good" (see Fides, 2/7/2019), but the presentation of the differ ...
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  3 July 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Criminals kill layman as he opens the church Morón (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the Diocese of Morón, Mgr. Jorge Vázquez, expressed his "profound sadness" regarding the murder of 80-year-old Ernesto Cavazza, a parishioner and lay person involved in the life o ...
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  2 July 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops in assembly: "to put economy at the service of all and not just a few" Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - "Economy at the service of human dignity and the common good" is the theme of reflection of the Plenary Assembly of the Colombian Bishops' Conference (CEC) which opened yesterday, 1 July. During ...
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  2 July 2019
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Cardinal Tobin: "Children must not be used as pawns for political ends" Newark (Agenzia Fides) - "Like many of you, I was horrified by the picture of Oscar Martinez and his daughter, Angie Valeria, lying lifelessly by the Rio Grande after fleeing their country to seek refuge in our country. ...
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  1 July 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The first element to work on today: the unity of all members of the Church Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of Mexico invites those who form the Catholic Church to remain united after the difficult moments experienced in recent days. In the editorial of the weekly "Desde la Fe", se ...
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  1 July 2019
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Also for the Church of Bolivia the month of October "will be something extraordinary" Sucre (Agenzia Fides) - "For us too, this October will be something extraordinary and an important opportunity to renew our missionary spirit as a Church in Bolivia. But it is important not only to think about October, b ...
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  28 June 2019
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Unanimity in the OSA assembly is lacking, Maduro sends a second delegation Medellin (Agenzia Fides) - A diplomatic case opened during yesterday's session of the Organization of American States (OAS), held in Colombia: Uruguay has withdrawn in protest of the presence of an illegitimate delegatio ...
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  27 June 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Migrants, conflicts and violence in Nueva Pamplona: Bishops agree common commitment lines Arauca (Agenzia Fides) - Colombia is experiencing moments and conflicting situations. While in Arauca the Catholic community shows solidarity towards the Venezuelan brothers, on the other side of the country, in Cauca, k ...
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  27 June 2019
  AMERICA/CHILE - Solidarity campaign with Venezuelan migrants of the diocese of San Marcos de Arica Arica (Agenzia Fides) - About 700 Venezuelan emigrants, including children of all ages who urgently need attention, pregnant women, sick people exposed to bad weather, were left stranded on the border between Chacalluta ...
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  26 June 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Evening religious activities suspended in Veracruz due to insecurity and violence, amplified by the media Córdoba (Agenzia Fides) - Due to insecurity, in the area of Córdoba, in Veracruz (Mexico) all religious activities that take place in the evening have been suspended, as parents fear that their children will be kidnapp ...
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  25 June 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Diploma in Mission Ad Gentes for 22 missionaries: opportunity to prepare the Extraordinary Missionary Month Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - In the context of the preparation for the Missionary Year, organized by the Colombian Bishops' Conference (CEC), inspired by the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019, the Missionary An ...
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  25 June 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Community sport: school of inclusion, prevention and strengthening of the social fabric Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Many communities in the country are in difficulty in trying to prevent the problem of addiction regarding children and young people, which is particularly dramatic and widespread in the cou ...
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  24 June 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Surveys reveal the worrying increase regarding the Mexican's impatience towards migrants Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Surveys on the opinion of Mexicans regarding migrants in the national territory continue to increase, the results are then disseminated by the media. In five months, from November 2018 to Ap ...
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  24 June 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Archbishop Garfías Merlos: "Young people are a key element in building peace" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "The origin of violence in Mexico is the absence of God in the individual and community life of people, which makes them inhuman and cruel". Thus Mgr. Carlos Garfías Merlos, Archbishop of M ...