America

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  29 December 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Church, a meeting place for dialogue: more than 10,000 participate in the "oil march" Comodoro (Agenzia Fides) - More than ten thousand people attended the march yesterday morning in the city of Comodoro which was convened by the Trade Union of the oil industry to draw attention on the situation of worker ...
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  29 December 2015
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Expulsion of Cubans begins, still no solution to the problem of migrants San Jose (Agenzia Fides) - There are 56 Cubans ready to be expelled from Costa Rica to Havana as a result of new immigration measures adopted in this country, according to the National Bureau for Migration. On December 1 ...
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  28 December 2015
  AMERICA/CUBA - About 7,000 Cuban migrants in difficulty in Central America; Pope's appeal Panama (Agenzia Fides) - "My thoughts in this moment go out to the numerous Cuban migrants who find themselves in difficulty in Central America, many of whom are victims of human trafficking. I invite the Countries of th ...
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  28 December 2015
  AMERICA/HAITI - Ballot postponed, the Church participates in the Commission of electoral evaluation Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Conference of Haiti (CEH) has informed that it has decided to participate in the establishment of the Commission of electoral evaluation (see Fides 23/12/2015). In the statem ...
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  23 December 2015
  AMERICA/HAITI - The commission of evaluation has not taken office ahead of Dec. 27 runoffs Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The spokesman of the Episcopal Conference of Haiti (CEH) has confirmed that Cardinal Chibly Langlois, Bishop of Les Cayes, had informative meetings with members of the executive last week ...
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  23 December 2015
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Mgr. Garachana: "a time of reconciliation and peace is urgent and necessary for our Honduras" San Pedro Sula (Agenzia Fides) - In his traditional Christmas message, the Bishop of the diocese of San Pedro Sula, His Exc. Mgr. Ángel Garachana Pérez, reminded everyone that Jesus Christ is the face of the Father's m ...
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  22 December 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops' appeal to the country:"Christmas is an opportunity to become instruments of reconciliation, justice and peace" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - An appeal to all Colombian people, and in particular to rulers, "to be authentic instruments of reconciliation, justice and peace", was launched by the Bishops in their Christmas message. In the ...
• 22 December 2015
  AMERICA/SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES - Appointment of the Bishop of Kingstown Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 22 December 2015 the Holy Father appointed Fr. Gerard County C.S.Sp., former Provincial Superior of the PP. Spiritans in Mexico as Bishop of the Diocese of Kingstown (Saint Vincent and t ...
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  22 December 2015
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Nicaragua and Costa Rica welcome the Pope's call for better ties Managua (Agenzia Fides) – During the Angelus on Sunday, December 20, the Holy Father expressed his support to the efforts of collaboration between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, hoping that "a renewed spirit of fraternity w ...
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  22 December 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Rivers flood, hundreds of families evacuated Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The flood of the Paraná and Uruguay rivers have caused the displacement of 500 Argentine families. According to official sources, in the city of Concordia 160 families were forced to leave ...
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  19 December 2015
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Bishop of Temuco: "It is urgent to solve the Mapuche conflict" Temuco (Agenzia Fides) - "In Araucania there is a complex situation. On the one hand there is a historical debt with the Mapuche people. On the other hand, acts of violence increase and spread, with all the problems that ...
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  18 December 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Precautionary measures for the malnutrition of Wayúu children Riohacha (Agenzia Fides) - The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) ordered precautionary measures to protect children and adolescents of the indigenous Wayúu community of the municipalities of Uribia, Mana ...
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  18 December 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The newly appointed Bishop of Mocoa-Sibundoy: "The Church will be of vital importance in the post-conflict" Mocoa (Agenzia Fides) - The newly-elected Bishop of the diocese of Mocoa-Sibundoy (Colombia), His Exc. Mgr. Luis Alberto Maldonado said that the Catholic Church will have an important role in the post-conflict, especiall ...
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  18 December 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The "caravan of migrants" coming home for Christmas is very crowded Queretaro (Agenzia Fides) - The "caravan of migrants", now in its sixth edition began on the evening of 16 December and this year sees the participation of a very high number of vehicles never seen before: about 500. The ...
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  17 December 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Mgr. Castro Quiroga on the signing of the penultimate agreement: "prelude to a final peace agreement" Havana (Agenzia Fides) - On 15 December, the Colombian government and FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) signed the principles that discipline the fifth point on the agenda of the peace negotiations being held ...