America

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  13 July 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 70 years of presence of the Friars Minor Conventual in Brazil Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) - The celebrations for the 70 years of presence of the Friars Minor Conventual in Latin America and the Caribbean begins today in Rio de Janeiro. For three days, from July 13 to 15, confere ...
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  13 July 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The priorities of the Bishops: entry of medicines, opening of the border, political prisoners Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "The Archbishops and Bishops of Venezuela, gathered in the 106th Ordinary Assembly, want to share the anguish with the Venezuelan people and want to communicate the hope that, reconciled and thr ...
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  12 July 2016
  AMERICA/CHILE - "I am a facilitator of dialogue, nothing more", says Mgr. Vargas Bastidas Temuco (Agenzia Fides) - Despite the criticisms that have emerged in recent days, with regards to the dialogue table which has begun in Araucanía to address various problems of the area, the Bishop of Temuco, His Exc. M ...
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  12 July 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "Education is the driving force of integral development": dialogue between teachers and government begins Chiapas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the diocese of San Cristobal de las Casas, His Exc. Mgr. Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel, said that "true education reform should not only be in the field of labor and management, but sh ...
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  11 July 2016
  AMERICA/PANAMA - The refelction of the Bishops on the new work: "A Canal for all" Panama City (Agenzia Fides) - The opening of the Canal after the works of enlargement, "was an event that filled us with joy and patriotism, because this work has a special meaning in the history of the people of Panama. ...
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  11 July 2016
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - "Stop to corruption!": triennium in the hands of the youth begins Caacupé (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church of Paraguay is asking young people to be leaders in the next three years, in order to fight corruption. This challenge, as the Bishop of Villarrica del Espíritu Santo, His ...
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  6 July 2016
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - CELAM: Latin America continues to walk with families Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Latin American Meeting of the Episcopal Conferences of representatives for family ministry is being held in Quito, Ecuador, and also attended by representatives of movements that promote the f ...
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  6 July 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops wonder how to support the peace process Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, Archbishop of Tunja, His Exc. Mgr. Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C. speaking to the local press said that the peace process with FARC is ...
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  6 July 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Zika and dengue: precautions during the Olympics Rio de Janeiro (Agenzia Fides) - As of August 5, Brazil, the Country hardest hit by the zika virus, will host the Olympic Games despite months of criticism and discussion. Health workers have warned sports delegations, ...
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  5 July 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Migrants stranded in Colombia for two months in an "inhumane and unbearable" situation Turbo (Agenzia Fides) - "Inhuman and unbearable": this is how the situation of migrants who are in the zone of Uraba (Antioquia, Colombia) has been described in the letter to President Juan Manuel Santos, signed by His E ...
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  5 July 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Alert about the high figures of child laborers in the capital Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) – On the occasion of a recent round table set up by Mexican authorities for Child Labour Prevention, found that the phenomenon, which affects about 90,000 children in Mexico City, is particu ...
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  5 July 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Mgr. Porras: "An unacceptable situation, where are the State security organs?" Merida (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Merida, His Exc. Mgr. Baltazar Porras, has strongly condemned the attack on a group of seminarians which occurred on 1 July in Merida (see Fides 02/07/2016). "Everything seems t ...
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  4 July 2016
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - "Brilliant Lessons": school education program for Shoe-shine children Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - The Guatemalan children working as a shoe-shine generally live far from any form of education, and remain without prospects for a different future. They cannot go to school because they a ...
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  4 July 2016
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The appeal of the Apostolic Vicar of Chaco Paraguayo: "Live without violence and abuse" Chaco (Agenzia Fides) - An appeal "to non-violence and coexistence without abuse" was launched by His Exc. Mgr. Gabriel Narciso Escobar Ayala, Apostolic Vicar of Chaco Paraguayo. The request came yesterday, after report ...
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  4 July 2016
  AMERICA/CHILE - Dialogue with the Mapuche, the government asks Mgr. Vargas to intervene Temuco (Agenzia Fides) - The Chilean government is organizing an unprecedented dialogue meeting to address the Mapuche conflict in the area: this was confirmed to the local press by the Bishop of the Diocese of Temuco, H ...