America

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  7 October 2016
  AMERICA/HAITI - Hurricane Matthew: 300 deaths in Haiti alone, the testimony of a missionary Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The situation in Haiti worsens after Hurricane Matthew in the Caribbean has killed 283 people so far, according to the Haitian Ministry of Interior, but the figure is provisional and defi ...
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  6 October 2016
  AMERICA/HAITI - Death and destruction, more than 14,000 people displaced because of the hurricane Matthew Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) – On Tuesday, October 4, hurricane Matthew slammed into Haiti with winds of more than 220 kilometers per hour, sowing desolation and death. The poorest and most vulnerable country in the ...
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  6 October 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - A priest committed to combating drug trafficking found dead Tucuman (Agenzia Fides) - "The Bishops' Conference of Argentina expresses its sorrow and dismay at the death of father Juan Heraldo Viroche, pastor of the parish of Ntra. Sra. Del Valle de La Florida, in Tucuman. We join ...
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  5 October 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Prayer and fasting for the present and the future of Nicaragua Managua (Agenzia Fides) - From tomorrow, October 6, at the invitation of the Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua, every parish in the country will organize a "Day of Prayer and Fasting for the present and the future of Nic ...
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  5 October 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - Seven out of 10 children victims of abuse Lima (Agenzia Fides) - 74% of boys and girls and 81% of adolescents in Peru suffer abuse. This is what emerged in the IV National Meeting for Early Childhood, being held in Lima. On this occasion the Ministry of women an ...
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  5 October 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Forum on guaranteeing fundamental rights brings together 26 dioceses Sao Paulo (Agenzia Fides) - "Guarantee of fundamental rights" is the theme of the Forum, to be held on October 29 in Sao Paulo, indicated by the coordination group of the Forum of Social Pastoral Councils of the South Re ...
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  4 October 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "Social peace and the security of many people are being put at risk" denounces Msg. Arizmendi San Cristobal de las Casas (Agenzia Fides) - Last week, the Electoral Court of the State of Chiapas decreed the legitimacy of the role regarding two women elected mayors of Chenalhó and Oxchuc. Since the elections a yea ...
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  4 October 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Hundreds of foreign "slave" fishermen on vessels in Hawaii Honolulu (Agenzia Fides) - A recent survey published by Associated Press found that hundreds of foreigners, undocumented and from Asia and the Pacific, have been confined to vessels for years without basic labor protecti ...
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  4 October 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - After the referendum, the Bishops encourage to promote a "culture of encounter" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Following the results of the referendum on the peace Agreements held on October 2, with the victory of the "no" and with a very low turnout, (see Fides 10/03/2016) the Colombian episcopate have i ...
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  3 October 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "No" wins in the referendum on peace agreements Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Colombians have rejected the peace agreement between the Colombian government and FARC in a historic referendum that sought to put an end to 52 years of armed conflict. According to information ...
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  3 October 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Mgr. Moronta concerned about the situation of prisons and the conflict in Tachira Tachira (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the diocese of San Cristobal, His Exc. Mgr. Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez, is concerned about the tension that has been going on for more than 20 days following the events tha ...
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  30 September 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - CIMI denounces violence against the Indigenous in Minas Gerais, a missionary threatened Minas Gerais (Agenzia Fides) - The Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI) denounces and condemns the attack of 23 September by farmers (fazendeiros) and gunmen against Xakriabá indigenous communities of Vargem Grande, in ...
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  30 September 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Pro abortion protesters deface a mural, the door of the Cathedral and the Bishopric Neuquén (Agenzia Fides) - On 28 September some feminist organizations, a union of women and a women's political movement, held a demonstration in the streets in the city of Neuquen calling for the decriminalization of a ...
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  29 September 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Let's take care of our mother tongue": meeting of the indigenous pastoral Santa Fe (Agenzia Fides) - Teachers of ten indigenous peoples and also non-indigenous teachers took part in the XV Meeting of Indigenous Educators, which took place on 23, 24 and 25 September in the city of Avellaneda, S ...
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  29 September 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Children consume marijuana already at seven years of age Medellin (Agenzia Fides) - The consumption of drugs and drug dependancy are a fairly common phenomenon among the children of Medellin. 7-year-olds mainly consume marijuana in the department of Antioquia. What further agg ...