America

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  15 March 2016
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Last group of Cuban migrants leave today from Costa Rica San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - The last group of 80 Cubans, of the thousands of people who had been detained in Costa Rica since last November, leaves today for Mexico to resume their migration to the United States, as infor ...
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  15 March 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - The Bishop of Pucallpa appeals for calm, after 6 days of strikes and violence Pucallpa (Agenzia Fides) - In a statement, the Bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Pucallpa, His Exc. Mgr. Gaetano Galbusera Fumagalli, SDB, together with his priests,have asked citizens to remain calm and seek dialogue ...
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  14 March 2016
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Curuguaty case: need to hasten the conclusion to help social peace Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - In a statement on the judicial proceedings related to the massacre of Curuguaty, which occurred in 2012, assembly n. 209 of the Episcopal Conference of Paraguay (CEP) ended yesterday in Ypacara ...
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  14 March 2016
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - A new letter of the Bishops on the country's situation is ready Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua (CEN) have prepared a pastoral letter to be published next week. The letter sent to Fides from a local source highlights what was reported by ...
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  11 March 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Mgr. Parra asks for "justice and truth for the families of the 28 miners missing" Ciudad Guyana (Agenzia Fides) - "At first I thought it was a protest due to lack of services", said His Exc. Mgr. Mariano Parra Sandoval, Bishop of Ciudad Guayana, who during a visit to the parish of Our Lady of Lourdes, ...
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  11 March 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - El Niño causes torrential rains and overflowing of rivers, damage to the population and crops Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The floods registered in the northern regions of Piura and Tumbes, on the border between Peru and Ecuador, have affected about 500 families and damaged 5,800 hectares of crops. Heavy rains and the ...
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  11 March 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The missionary commitment with Haiti continues, another Brazilian religious sent to Haiti Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - On 8 March the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB) and the Conference of Religious of Brazil (CRB) celebrated, at the headquarters of the CNBB in Brasilia, Sister Vanderléia Corrê ...
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  11 March 2016
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Complaints regarding child abuse, who are exploited as domestic servants, continue Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - In the last three years there have been several deaths of children who were working as domestic servants in Paraguay, because of abuse at the hands of the same employers. It is a "culturally ac ...
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  10 March 2016
  AMERICA/CHILE - Overcrowding in prisons does not help reintegration Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - About 60 prisoners held in the "Cortile Mandela" section of the women's prison in San Joaquin shared a moment of dialogue before attending Mass with the auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of S ...
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  10 March 2016
  AMERICA/PANAMA - "No to child labor, yes to boys and girls who are respected and protected" Boquete (Agenzia Fides) - A group of Panamanian artists will perform at the "White Night for Children" during the traditional Big Night Gala, the main fundraising event for Casa Esperanza. The collection is intended to s ...
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  10 March 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Friar Antonio Moser killed in an attempted robbery Petropolis (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday morning, March 9, during an attempted robbery on the highway Washington Luiz, at the Duque de Caxias (RJ), Friar Antonio Moser was killed in Petrópolis, in the state of Rio de Jane ...
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  9 March 2016
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Mgr. Romulo Emiliani’s appeal: "Assassins and instigators, stop killing!" San Pedro Sula (Agenzia Fides) - "Honduras is experiencing difficult days during this Lent season, due to the events that have affected families", says Auxiliary Bishop of San Pedro Sula, His Exc. Mgr. Romulo Emiliani, r ...
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  9 March 2016
  AMERICA/CHILE - A church and a retreat house in the region of La Araucanía burned down Temuco (Agenzia Fides) - Yesterday March 8, masked men set fire on a shrine and a house used for holidays and spiritual retreats, on the road that links Vilcun and Cajon, in the region of La Araucania, diocese of Temuco, ...
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  8 March 2016
  AMERICA/CHILE - Bishop Goic: "a society of more equity, for life with more dignity " AMERICA/CHILE - Bishop Goic: "a society of more equity, for life with more dignity " Rancagua (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Alejandro Goic Karmelic, of the diocese of Rancagua who is about to celebrate fifty years of pr ...
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  7 March 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishop intervenes to calm the people after 'disappeared' person is found dead Veracruz (Agenzia Fides) – Hundreds of people, friends and family members of Victor Garcia Garcia, found dead with evident signs of torture in Ejido Salvador, in the area of Tierra Blanca, staged protests on 5 March ...