America

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  13 October 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Extraordinary meeting of Bishops Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "Before the moment that our country lives, in an atmosphere of prayer and discernment, the Bishops of Colombia will meet on 13 and 14 October at the seat of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia", ...
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  13 October 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Expulsion of undocumented Haitians following the hurricane have been suspended Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Following the devastation caused by hurricane Matthew in Haiti, the United States has decided to temporarily suspend the expulsion of Haitians who are in the country without authorization: t ...
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  12 October 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Five Bishops will participate in the public phase of the talks between government and ELN Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, Archbishop of Tunja, His Exc. Mgr. Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, speaking to Radio Caracol highlighted the details of the participation of th ...
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  12 October 2016
  AMERICA/HAITI - Health and productive infrastructure among the priorities of Manos Unidas on the island Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Since Hurricane Matthew has destroyed much of the island of Haiti, throwing into chaos and horror a population that is still trying to recover from the consequences of the 2010 earthquake, the Sp ...
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  12 October 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The Haitian community in Miami and schools mobilize for aid in Haiti Miami (Agenzia Fides) - The general responsible of schools in Miami-Dade, Alberto M. Carvalho, announced that following the crisis caused by hurricane Matthew, employees and students in the area are organizing relief ope ...
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  11 October 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Newly-elected Cardinal Porrai Cardozo: "It is not a personal award, but a recognition of our Church and Venezuelan society" Mérida (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Mérida, His Exc. Mgr. Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, is one of the 17 new cardinals appointed by Pope Francis on 9 October. "Union Radio" has sent Fides a first comment of M ...
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  11 October 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - International Day of the Girl Child: alarm on early marriages Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - Marriage and early pregnancy are the main obstacles affecting the development of minors. The United Nations report that in Mexico there are over 19 million children and adolescents who make ...
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  11 October 2016
  AMERICA/HAITI - Camillian missionaries: so many children have died, many others will die of cholera Turin (Agenzia Fides) - "I wish to inform you the latest news from Haiti, in particular from Jeremie" informs Father Antonio Menengon, head of Madian Orizzonti Onlus, an association that operates in Italy and in the Cami ...
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  11 October 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Priest killed along the road near Rio de Janeiro Nova Iguaçu (Agenzia Fides) - Father Francisco Carlos Barbosa Tenorio, 37, was found dead Sunday morning, October 9, along the RJ-081 road, in Nova Iguaçu, in the Baixada Fluminense region, Rio de Janeiro state. Accord ...
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  10 October 2016
  AMERICA/CHILE - "Education, Family and Mercy": Catholic education conference Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The fifth Catholic Education Congress on the theme: "Education, Family and Mercy" concluded in Santiago. An important aspect of this event was the variety of conferences that were held. A confe ...
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  10 October 2016
  AMERICA/HAITI - Hurricane emergency: people with disabilities are the most vulnerable Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Humanitarian emergency in Haiti, the most serious in the country after the 2010 earthquake. Hurricane Matthew, which on October 4 hit the island with torrential rains and winds, has devas ...
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  10 October 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Tijuana opens parishes to Haitian migrants Tijuana (Agenzia Fides) - "I am talking to priests, so that in the shortest possible time, some parishes can be equipped as places to welcome Haitians, and must in fact welcome them in worthy places" said the Archbishop ...
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  8 October 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Church greets the new Nobel Peace Prize: President Santos Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - After the news of the Nobel Peace Prize 2016 awarded to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, His Exc. Mgr. Luis Augusto Castro, Archbishop of Tunja and President of the Colombian Epis ...
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  8 October 2016
  AMERICA/HAITI - Hurricane Matthew: 800 dead but the toll is getting worse by the hour Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - "We are still waiting for news of our confreres in Jérémie. Until today (October 7th ed) we have no news. And there is no way to contact or visit them" writes to Fides Fr. Kenol Chery, ...
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  7 October 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - Thirty thousand people will be evicted, Mgr. Bambaren calls for dialogue Chimbote (Agenzia Fides) - Through a letter published on social networks, the Bishop Emeritus of Chimbote, His Exc. Mgr. Luis Bambarén Gastelumendi, calls for dialogue and has spoken out against the possible evacuation ...