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  23 October 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Disappeared persons, neglected migrants and overcrowded prison inmates: ‘hot areas’ for violation of human rights Xalapa (Agenzia Fides) – The most serious areas for violation of human rights in Mexico, registered as ‘hot areas’ include disappearance of persons, migrant neglect and overcrowded prisons. The subject emerged duri ...
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  22 October 2015
  AMERICA/CUBA - Towards a new Cuba: acknowledge the place of the Church in society once and for all Havana (Agenzia Fides) – "Following the papal visit of Pope Francis" is the title of an editorial published by Palabra Nueva, the Catholic weekly of the archdiocese of Havana. The editorial, a copy of which was sent to ...
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  22 October 2015
  AMERICA/GUYANA - More funds and enforcement of laws to eradicate child labour Georgetown (Agenzia Fides) – A government survey has revealed a concerning rate of child labour in Guyana. Minors involved in prostitution and five year olds exploited on farms using toxic substances. The tragic situat ...
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  22 October 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Two lynched: Bishop urges, seek justice but with humanity Puebla (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez of the diocese of Tehuacan (Puebla), has firmly condemned the lynching of two men employed by a marketing company, and suspected kidnappers. The crime was commi ...
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  22 October 2015
  AMERICA/CHILE - A global network of volunteers for minors at risk Santiago del Chile (Agenzia Fides) – For boys and girls at risk in Santiago de Chile the organization VE Global (VE) is recruiting and training volunteers for a global network to promote equal opportunities for childre ...
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  21 October 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The legalization of marijuana is being discussed, another serious social problem Guanajuato (Agenzia Fides) - On 28 October the Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico will discuss the legalization of marijuana, an issue that the Church proposed to be dealt with in a thorough way and analyze the problems ...
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  21 October 2015
  AMERICA/HAITI - Elections on 25 October: the concerns of the Church Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Less than a week before the presidential, parliamentary and municipal elections, scheduled for Sunday, October 25, the Episcopal Conference of Haiti (CEH) has expressed some concerns. Fir ...
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  20 October 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "Scalabrinian Mission": opening of a new reception center for refugees in Sao Paulo Sao Paulo (Agenzia Fides) - A new reception center for refugees sponsored by the Missionary Scalabrinian Sisters (Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo) will open on October 25 in Sao Paulo. The ...
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  20 October 2015
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - The Church collects information about people who disappeared during the dictatorship Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church has made all parishes in the country available to the families of detainees who disappeared, in order to gather information to identify their remains. The news contained i ...
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  20 October 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Mgr. Castro Quiroga: "The opening of dialogue with ELN is positive news" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The recent announcement of dialogue between the Colombian government and the ELN (National Liberation Army) guerrilla group, was judged as a positive sign by the President of the Episcopal Confer ...
• 19 October 2015
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On January 8, 2015 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed rev. Noé Reynaldo Franco Velasquez as National Director of the Pontifi ...
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  19 October 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "Pope Francis" food bank for needy families in Villavicencio Villavicencio (Agenzia Fides) - To celebrate the opening of the special Jubilee of Mercy, on December 8, 2015, the Archdiocese of Villavicencio will inaugurate the new and refurbished food bank called "Pope Francis", to ...
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  19 October 2015
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Mining activity in Rancho Grande is "not feasible": listen to the people and the Church Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Nicaragua, led by Daniel Ortega, declared the beginning of the mining activity in the municipality of Rancho Grande, Matagalpa "not feasible", through an official statement. ...
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  19 October 2015
  AMERICA/PERU - Share the beauty of consecrated life with a testimony of joy Arequipa (Agenzia Fides) - On Thursday, October 22, the third edition of "EXPO charisma 2015" will begin, organized by the Conference of Religious of Arequipa (Peru). This year the initiative takes a special characterist ...
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  19 October 2015
  AMERICA/CHILE - V Meeting for Pastoral Operators of Human Mobility in Bolivia, Chile and Peru Antofagasta (Agenzia Fides) - In order to analyze the situation of migrants, refugees and victims of human trafficking, the V Meeting of Bishops and Pastoral Operators of Human Mobility in Bolivia, Chile and Peru will be ...