America

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  5 February 2016
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Bishops' Message before the violence that affects the country San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - At the conclusion of the Ordinary Assembly of the Episcopal Conference of El Salvador, which took place from January 25 to 27, a "Message of the Bishops before the violence that the country ...
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  4 February 2016
  AMERICA/HAITI - Political crisis: the Church urges to find an agreement in conformity with the Constitution Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Haiti say they are concerned about the situation in the country and have asked politicians and the authorities to reach an agreement as soon as possible to avoid the deteri ...
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  4 February 2016
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Mgr. De la Rosa "We complain about corruption, but we forget about work and honesty" Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Santiago de los Caballeros (RD), His Exc. Mgr. Ramón Benito de la Rosa y Carpio, criticized those who have acquired wealth illegally and quic ...
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  3 February 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Even 15 years are needed to be able to open a community radio Sao Paulo (Agenzia Fides) - A study prepared by the organization "Artigo 19", which has the aim to defend freedom of expression of community radio stations in Brazil, denounced the criminalization that the media in this ...
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  3 February 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Mgr. Salah Zuleta denounces: "It is corruption that kills children, even more than drought or organized crime" La Guajira (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Riohacha, His Exc. Mgr. Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta, denounced that the main scourge in the region of La Guajira is the corruption of the political class. The Bishop informed t ...
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  3 February 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishop of Pereira calls for a more cautious approach towards the zika virus Pereira (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the high number of cases registered so far of people infected by the zika virus, after learning that cases are rising and after the alert launched by doctors to pregnant women, the Bi ...
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  2 February 2016
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - People are willing to walk even 10 kilometers, and under any weather condition to go to Mass Duque Caxias (Agenzia Fides) - "I came back a few days ago from the experience of the 'Youth Mission' in Rondonia in northwestern Brazil. An initiative promoted by the Youth Ministry of the Diocese of Niteroy (Rio de Jan ...
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  2 February 2016
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - After 30 years the trial of two members of the military accused of crimes against humanity begins Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - More than 30 years have passed before two members of the army, suspected of being involved in a case of sexual and domestic slavery of women of ethnic Maya-keqchí in northern Guatemala, ...
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  1 February 2016
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Mgr. Ulloa visits political prisoners Panama (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Panama, His Exc. Mgr. José Domingo Ulloa, visited the headquarters of the National Police in Ancon, the so-called political prisoners held under the current administration of P ...
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  1 February 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - Missionary Symposium, 25 years after COMLA 4, preparations for CAM 5 begin Lima (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Fourth Latin American Missionary Congress (COMLA IV), which was held in Lima, the Pontifical Mission Societies in Peru have prom ...
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  29 January 2016
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Zika virus throughout Latin America Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The World Health Organization has launched a global alert on the spread of the zika virus. Currently, America is the most affected continent (see Fides 13/01/2016). In Venezuela, there are betw ...
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  29 January 2016
  AMERICA / MEXICO - "Mexico is a cemetery, and the government only goes to light a candle to the dead", says Mgr. Lona Reyes Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) - "Mexico is a cemetery, and the government only goes to light a candle to the dead": are the harsh words of His Exc. Mgr. Arturo Lona Reyes, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Tehuantepec (Mexico) ...
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  29 January 2016
  AMERICA - REPAM - New radio program to raise awareness of the dangers of climate change Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Pan-Amazon Ecclesial Network (REPAM) is launching a new program: an educational radio program, which allows you to know, understand and find solutions to environmental, social and ecological, ...
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  28 January 2016
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The history of the Salesians in Bolivia in the biography of the missionary Tito Solari Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - In the days of preparation for the feast of Don Bosco, on January 31, in Bolivia the great contribution of the Salesian missionaries to the country, including His Exc. Mgr. Tito Solari Capell ...
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  28 January 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Mgr. Castro Quiroga: "FARC must hand over their weapons if they really want peace" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Tunja and President of the Colombian Episcopal Conference, His Exc. Mgr. Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, expressed the hope that FARC will hand over their weapons and added that th ...