America

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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 ...
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  16 February 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Emigrants divided by the border, even for the Pope's Mass El Paso (Agenzia Fides) – On Monday, February 15 at about 11 am local time, hundreds of families and residents in the border area between Mexico and the United States gathered on both sides of the border fence Anapra/S ...
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  15 February 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Two new hostels for migrants for the Pope's visit, in the Year of Mercy San Cristobal de Las Casas (Agenzia Fides) - "On the occasion of the Pope's visit to San Cristobal de Las Casas, we will build two hostels for migrants in the Year of Mercy, since the passage of those who, from various p ...
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  12 February 2016
  AMERICA/PERU - Bishops' message: Ethical criteria in order to choose the right candidate in the elections Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "A reflection before the next general election", is the title of the document that Peruvian Bishops handed over to the national community on Wednesday evening, February 10th. "We have to choose rep ...
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  12 February 2016
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Archbishop of Monterrey invites to pray "for our detained brothers and for their families" Nuevo Leon (Agenzia Fides) - A prayer for the victims of Topo Chico was asked by His Exc. Mgr. Rogelio Cabrera López, Archbishop of Monterrey, after the riot and fire broke out on the night between 10 and 11 February, i ...
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  10 February 2016
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The giant sign "Immigrant Lives Matter" has been removed El Paso (Agenzia Fides) - "The Border Network for Human Rights and the residents of the border area are deeply disappointed at the decision taken by the International Boundary and Water Commission to remove the mega-sign ...
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  10 February 2016
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Diocese of Cucuta has to deal with the administration of school meals in the city Cucuta (Agenzia Fides) – No formal decision has been taken by COSPA (Corporación de Servicio Pastoral Social) of the Colombian diocese of Cucuta, after the news, released on Monday, February 8, regarding the managemen ...