America

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  26 July 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Another journalist has been killed in Mexico Quintana Roo (Agenzia Fides) - Journalist Rubén Pat Cauich was gunned down on Tuesday, July 24, the second journalist for the Mexican news site slain in less than a month, in front of a bar in Playa del Carmen, in the M ...
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  26 July 2018
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Thanks to Caritas, the families of Paquemás return to their seized lands Turbo (Agenzia Fides) - In a short documentary the Colombian Caritas reports the story of the displaced people of Paquemás, refugees of the internal armed conflict, who after 21 years are returning to their lands thanks ...
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  25 July 2018
  AMERICA/PERU - The Bishops: political will is needed for a real reform of the judicial and constitutional system Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "It seems that there is a criminal and business-like culture in the judiciary": these are the very harsh words of the President of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference, Mgr. Héctor Miguel Cabrejos V ...
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  25 July 2018
  AMERICA - Ministeriality of women and laity, value of testimony, support for the mission Ad gentes: some evaluations on CAM 5 Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Agenzia Fides) - The reception of families and the organization of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Bolivia and the local Episcopal Conference were the key to the success of the 5th Amer ...
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  24 July 2018
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Church invites to prayer and remains close to the people, dialogue is the only way Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The meeting of the Nicaraguan Bishops, responsible for carrying out the National Dialogue, which took place yesterday, July 23rd, was very demanding and at the end no press release was issued. I ...
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  24 July 2018
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 75 years of the Redemptorist mission in Amazonia: gratitude for the past, hope for the future Manaus (Agenzia Fides) - A festive Eucharist celebrated on Sunday 22nd July at the Shrine of Our Lady Aparecida of Manaus, was the final moment of the week of commemoration and gratitude for the 75 years of the Redemptor ...
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  23 July 2018
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Archbishop of Cali: the systematic murder of social leaders and human rights defenders is a real tragedy Cali (Agenzia Fides) - "Until the structures that are at the origin of these deaths are not dismantled, we are not sure of being able to help anyone, not even social leaders": these are the words of Mgr. Darío de Jesús ...
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  20 July 2018
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Preparation for World Youth Day proceeds without forgetting the suffering of Nicaragua Panama (Agenzia Fides) - A few days ago, exactly on July 9th, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke, broke the news that "on the occasion of the next World Youth Day (WYD) that will be held in Panama City ...
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  20 July 2018
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The religious for the respect and defense of life: Every life has infinite value Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "How many times have we reflected on the words of the book of the prophet Jeremiah: 'Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the natio ...
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  19 July 2018
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Organization of American States condemns Ortega for repression Managua (Agenzia Fides) - On the same day in which 39 years ago (1979) the Nicaraguan people announced the popular victory against dictator Somoza, yesterday, 18 July 2018, the Permanent Council of the OAS (Organization ...
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  19 July 2018
  AMERICA/PERU - Bishops involved in the reform of justice, moral heritage of the country Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Peruvian Episcopal Conference, His Exc. Mgr. Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, O.F.M., Archbishop of Trujillo, met yesterday, Wednesday 18 July, the Commission for Justice Refor ...
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  19 July 2018
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Breakfast prepared by the parish is the only meal for thousands of Venezuelan refugees Pacaraima (Agenzia Fides) - Brazilian Don José Sebastião Barros da Silveira and Argentine don Miguel Alberto Fernández, Orionini (Piccola Opera della Divina Provvidenza), arrived in Pacaraima, Brazil, diocese of Rorai ...
• 18 July 2018
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Appointment of the National Director of the PMS, Fr. Javier Alexis Gil Henao Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 17 May 2018 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed the rev. Javier Alexis Gil Henao, of the diocesan clergy of Garzόn, as Nat ...
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  18 July 2018
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Sister Xiskya Valladares to the international community: "Please, act quickly, before they kill us all" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "I am just a Catholic nun. Nobody has asked me to write to you. But (...) I cannot stand and watch like a dictator massacre his people while you remain silent". This is how the open letter that ...
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  18 July 2018
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Church forms to responsible voting and participation, also via the web Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - During the electoral campaign for the general elections of next October, the Church in Brazil contributes as usual to the civil and democratic education of citizens through publications and aud ...