America

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  15 December 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Epidemic of diphtheria after 24 years, a result of the economic crisis Ciudad Guayana (Agenzia Fides) - Since September 28 the main hospital in Ciudad Guayana, in eastern Venezuela, has been admitting among pediatric emergencies only possible cases of diphtheria, a disease that reappeared i ...
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  15 December 2016
  AMERICA/TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - "The Church is opposed to the death penalty", reaffirms the Archbishop of Port of Spain Port of Spain (Agenzia Fides) - "No to the death penalty". This was stated by His Exc. Mgr. Joseph Everard Harris, C.S.Sp. Archbishop of Port of Spain, in a brief meeting with the press of Trinidad and Tobago, where the ...
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  14 December 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Archdiocese of La Plata does not sponsor Scouts who are losing core values La Plata (Agenzia Fides) - The Archdiocese of La Plata has decided not to renew its sponsorship of the "Scouts of Argentina" because they "are conducting a process in which they are losing certain fundamental values, suc ...
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  14 December 2016
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - An award to a missionary for her contribution in the field of education Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - For her contributions to public education Sister Micaela Princiotto, a Dominican Missionary of the Sacred Heart of Jesus will be awarded the "Bronze Patujú" (flower symbol of Bolivia). The a ...
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  13 December 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe with the anxiety in the heart for many immigrants Pittsburgh (Agenzia Fides) - Dozens of children lined the main aisle of St. Paul's Cathedral in Oakland-Pittsburgh, wearing the native dress of Latin America and holding up flags of their countries, accompanied by the so ...
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  13 December 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Solidarity Network for Migrants and Refugees: "we do not ask for privileges but specific policies" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The XII National Meeting of the Solidarity Network for Migrants and Refugees (RedeMir) took place at the Cultural Center of Brasilia (CCB). The event (from December 5 to 7) was promoted by Migr ...
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  13 December 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Casa Hogar Karike for poor and vulnerable children Chihuahua (Agenzia Fides) - The Casa Hogar Karike was opened five years ago thanks to the generosity of a lady who welcomed three poor and abandoned children in her house. Since then visitors have increased and the needs ...
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  13 December 2016
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Casa Alianza: 15,000 children live on the streets and in shopping malls Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - In Honduras about 15 thousand boys and girls live on the streets, in shopping malls and on the streets of the main cities of the Country. This is what the NGO Casa Alianza denounces, which a ...
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  12 December 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Mgr. Martinez Zepeda: After 10 years of the army on the streets, the police must become stronger Irapuato (Agenzia Fides) - It is urgent that the municipal and state police across the country become stronger, so that the military army gradually go back to their barracks, because for the past 10 years they have been ...
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  12 December 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Mgr. Baez: "To promote human rights, it is urgent to renew the entire political structure" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Managua, His Exc. Mgr. Silvio Jose Baez, on Friday, December 9 celebrated a Mass to recall the efforts of human rights defenders in Nicaragua. During h ...
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  9 December 2016
  AMERICA/HAITI - The Bishops' message: renounce violence, restore confidence, renew oneself at all levels Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - A strong appeal for the renunciation of violence in all its forms and the wish that this Christmas may be for all Haitians an inexhaustible source of joy, peace and love: these are the fe ...
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  7 December 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Cardinal Urosa: "Dialogue should be a tool to solve problems" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "We must set the many political prisoners free. It is necessary for the government to act in this way, because they are unjustly detained. The Church will not renounce to dialogue and it is in i ...
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  7 December 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - "Justice and Peace" denounces the serious situation: 12 young men and women disappeared and found murdered Coro (Agenzia Fides) - The "Justice and Peace" Commission of the Episcopal Conference of Venezuela expresses deep sorrow for what happened in the region of Barlovento, Miranda state, where the bodies of a group of 12 you ...
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  7 December 2016
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - "A light, a smile" for children and young people in situations of poverty Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - With the aim of offering drinking water to 1,400 children who are guests at the Hogar Escuela Santo Domingo Savio educational center, the Salesian Congregation has launched the initiative ...
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  6 December 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The number of migrants increases, Mgr. Lira invites everyone to work together to welcome them Matamoros (Agenzia Fides) - "No doubt this phenomenon occurs more here on the border, where expulsions are on the rise along with the emigration of those who come from Central America, driven by insecurity or poverty in ...