America

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  4 November 2017
  NEWS ANALYSIS/OMNIS TERRA - Violence and insecurity in Venezuela The nation is going through a deep crisis: it is ranked second among the most violent countries in the world, with over 91 violent deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. The State seems to have handed over the control of securi ...
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  3 November 2017
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishops: after critical moments, the elections will allow to make choices regarding the present and the future Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Bishops' Conference of Paraguay (CEP) will be in the Vatican from 5 to 12 November for their Ad limina apostolorum, "bringing with them the report of the episcopal ministry o ...
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  3 November 2017
  AMERICA - Positive peace signs in the continent Bogotá (Agenzia Fides) - "Although security in Latin America is still precarious, the first signs of peace are beginning to be registered": this is what emerges from the data in the Global Peace Index 2017 report, recei ...
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  27 October 2017
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Bishops for the elections: "Restoring politics, democracy, rule of law and hope" Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) – To create a country with a different future, which has dignity and without corruption: this is the wish expressed in a press release, less than one month before the 2017 General Elections, ...
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  26 October 2017
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Catholic laity, protagonist of an "outgoing Church" at the service of the Kingdom Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "We know there is a great participation, activity and presence of lay people in the Church, but sometimes this is forgotten and little appreciated, so this is why we, as Episcopal Commission, w ...
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  24 October 2017
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - To look at every man, woman, and every child who emigrates with confidence São Paulo (Agenzia Fides) - Fr. Joseph Marchetti, scalabrinian, co-founder of the Scalabrinian Missionary Sisters, left Italy to go to Brazil at the end of the nineteenth century, to directly help thousands of emigrant ...
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  24 October 2017
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Venezuelan ad gentes missionaries leave for Mozambique Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - In response to the invitation that Pope Francis constantly addresses to announce the Good News of God in all the most remote corners of the Earth, the pilgrim Church in Venezuela has just sent t ...
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  23 October 2017
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Bishops for the elections of November 5: We must become protagonists of our country Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) - Fifteen days before the municipal elections, set for November 5, the Nicaraguan Bishops publish a message saying that nothing has changed in the electoral system of the country, but they call ...
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  20 October 2017
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The "historical" problem of crop replacement is still open Tumaco (Agenzia Fides) – Mgr. Orlando Olave Villanoba, Bishop of Tumaco, said that the only way out of the crisis for this region of the department of Nariño is to implement a comprehensive plan of investment, educati ...
• 19 October 2017
  AMERICA/TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - Resignation of the Archbishop of Port of Spain and appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Everard Harris, C. ...
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  18 October 2017
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - At least 5000 homeless after tropical storm: local Catholic Church provides shelter AMERICA/COSTA RICA – At least 5000 homeless after tropical storm: the local Catholic Church involved in providing shelter San José (Agenzia Fides) – The fury of Nate tropical storm continues after leaving at ...
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  18 October 2017
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES Bishops say temporary protection for immigrants from El Salvador and Honduras must be extended Washington (Agenzia Fides) – It is necessary to prolong the Temporary Protection Status (TPS) for immigrants from El Salvador and Honduras, in view of the Congress’ revision and the possibility of it being definit ...
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  17 October 2017
  AMERICA - A Synod for 9 Countries that involves more than 500 peoples Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The initiative of Pope Francis announced on Sunday, October 15, before the Angelus prayer is fascinating: "Accepting the desire of some Catholic bishops' Conferences in Latin America, as well as th ...
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  16 October 2017
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Commitment to the defense of life, family, democracy: a Church which "goes forth" Sucre (Agenzia Fides) – To commit oneself in order to intervene more decisively in defense of the lives of the most vulnerable, against human trafficking, migration and the danger of losing democracy: is the goal expre ...
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  13 October 2017
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The "horrible night" of Tumaco: abandonment, violence and death, invisible borders, drug trafficking Tumaco (Agenzia Fides) - "All these acts of violence and death that have occurred throughout the history of our region, in addition to abandonment and marginalization by the State, have created the propitious scenario fo ...