America

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  24 February 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - A month after the oil spill in Inayo, the Church calls for urgent action Inayo (Agenzia Fides) - On 25 January there was a first oil spill, followed shortly after by another, in Inayo, in the Amazon region of northern Peru, from the pipeline that crosses the province of Bagua. A month after t ...
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  23 February 2016
  AMERICA/REP. DOMINICAN - Families of workers violently sent away from their homes Santa Cruz de El Seybo (Agenzia Fides) - The population of the province of El Seibo, east of the Dominican Republic, near the tourist resort of Bavaro and Punta Cana, is appalled by the brutal evictions that are happenin ...
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  23 February 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - All the Bishops of the American continent represented in Tampa Tampa (Agenzia Fides) - The 40th meeting of the Bishops of the Catholic Church in America will take place in Tampa, Florida, from 22 to 25 February, with the presidencies of the United States Conference of Catholic Bisho ...
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  23 February 2016
  AMERICA/PANAMA - The Cathedral of Colon reopens, the living reality of the population’s faith Colon (Agenzia Fides) - After more than five years, one of the most important places of worship and religious monuments of the Panamanian province of Colon reopens its doors to thousands of faithful: we are talking about ...
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  23 February 2016
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - The Bishops: "We must be vigilant on our democracy" Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Dominican Episcopal Conference issued a message on Independence Day, February 27th, with the title "Upcoming elections and other urgent matters" ("Próximas elecciones y otras urgencia ...
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  20 February 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Birth of the "Catholic-Muslim National Dialogue" Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Blase J. Cupich of Chicago will be the first co-president of a new Catholic interfaith forum of meetings called "Catholic-Muslim National Dialogue", organized by the Commission for ...
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  20 February 2016
  AMERICA/CUBA - Cardinal Ortega: "Obama's visit will be of help to the country's development" Havana (Agenzia Fides) - Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega spoke about the decision of US President Barack Obama to travel to Cuba in March. Obama announced that he will travel to the island on 21 and 22 March. He is the first ...
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  19 February 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 11 years after the death of Sister Dorothy Stang, killings due to land conflict increase Anapu (Agenzia Fides) - Many families of Anapu farmers in the south of Pará (Brazil), met on February 12 and in the following days to commemorate the murder of Sister Dorothy Stang, which occurred 11 years ago. She was ...
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  19 February 2016
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Mgr. Colombo on mining projects: "It is time to listen to the people" La Rioja (Agenzia Fides) - The administration of President Mauricio Macri "is tracing a path" in favor of mining projects and "now we have to listen to the people and reach social consensus", said the Bishop of the Dioce ...
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  18 February 2016
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "Political differences should never be resolved with violence", 6 deaths in the municipality of El Alto El Alto (Agenzia Fides) - The Defensoria del Popolo (Office for Human Rights) and the Catholic Church have called for a transparent investigation with regards to the serious incident that occurred yesterday, February 17, ...
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  18 February 2016
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - "Surprise" visits of the President to the poorest people living in the countryside continue San Francisco (Agenzia Fides) - A gesture of sensitivity, love and solidarity towards the poor who live in the countryside: this is how His Exc. Mgr. Fausto Ramón Mejía Vallejo, Bishop of San Francisco de Macoris, defi ...
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  17 February 2016
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bolivians to vote for the referendum that amends the duration of the presidential term La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - Next Sunday, February 21, Bolivians will vote for the referendum on the reform of Article 168 of the Constitution of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, regarding the Presidential and Vice-Presid ...
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  17 February 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Cardinal Urosa calls to conversion: "Need to defend the lives of all people and promote common good" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, Archbishop of Caracas, urged "in the name of God", to "fight for the defense of life of all people, to promote the common good, leaving aside personal interests or i ...
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  16 February 2016
  AMERICA/HAITI - Privert interim president will lead the country towards a new government Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Interim President of Haiti, Jocelerme Privert, assumed his post on Sunday, February 14, in a ceremony at the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, before members of the bicameral Parliament, ...
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  16 February 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Mgr. Salah denounces: The Wayuu communities abandoned by all ZuletaRiohacha (Agenzia Fides) - His Exc. Mgr. Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta, Bishop of Riohacha, speaking to a local radio station (Radio BLU) denounced the neglect faced by the native Wayuu communities in the department ...