America

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  14 October 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "The wealth of Brazil should be better distributed" asks Mgr. Nicioli Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) – On October 12 during the celebration in honor of Our Lady of Aparecida, the Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Aparecida, His Exc. Mgr. Darci José Nicioli C.SS.R., asked for political affai ...
• 14 October 2015
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Resignation of the Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Ayacucho, appointment of successor Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 14 October 2015 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Ayacucho (Venezuela), presented by His Exc. Mgr. José Ángel Divass� ...
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  13 October 2015
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Ecumenical and interreligious coalition disputes the government's fiscal Plan San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - The ecumenical and interreligious Coalition of Puerto Rico has stated that workers and the most vulnerable sectors cannot bear the weight of the enormous burden linked to the solution of the fi ...
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  13 October 2015
  AMERICA/PANAMA - 200 children working in the fields have been redeemed Llano Tugrì (Agenzia Fides) - At least 200 boys, girls and adolescents in Ngäbe Bugle, an indigenous area in Panama, have been saved from the work in the fields by the Ministry of Development and Labour (Mitradel). The ...
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  12 October 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Pope's message at the forum on climate: "Follow a fair and integral ecology" Tiquipaya (Agenzia Fides) - On Saturday, October 10 Pope Francis asked the Second World Conference on Climate Change taking place these days in Bolivia, to be guided by the "principles of a fair and integral ecology" tha ...
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  12 October 2015
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Children give a smile to other children: relief to the flood victims continues Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - The heavy catastrophe that hit the village of Santa Catarina Pinula continues to mobilize many joint initiatives and aid for the population where there are many victims, especially childr ...
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  12 October 2015
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Church ready to mediate in the mine issue, "no one has to die for this" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Church is ready to mediate: said His Exc. Mgr. Silvio José Báez Ortega, O.C.D., Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, referring to the clashes between workers of the Canadian mine B2Gold a ...
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  10 October 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Church: it is urgent to save abandoned children and adolescents who have disappeared Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "Save the abandoned children and look into the disturbing phenomenon of missing teenagers" is the appeal launched by the Conference of Bishops of Brazil who officially opened the campaign "Let' ...
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  9 October 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Cardinal Pimiento: "Vote-buying is a crime" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Jose de Jesus Pimiento invoked consistency in discussions for a peace agreement between the government and FARC, warning about the lack of justice, truth and irreparable errors. The note ...
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  9 October 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Nuncio Diquattro representative of the Holy See at the World Conference on Climate Change La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro, Apostolic Nuncio in Bolivia, was appointed representative of the Holy See at the Second World Conference on Climate Change, to be held from 10 to 12 October 201 ...
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  9 October 2015
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Catholic Church and Public Health together against dengue Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) has launched an alert in the Sánchez Ramírez province, in particular in the municipality of Cotuí, due to the high percentage of dengue cases which a ...
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  8 October 2015
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Clashes between police and protesters, the Church is the only intermediary Managua (Agenzia Fides) - A policeman was killed, 31 were wounded: 8 civilians and 23 policemen, after the clash on Tuesday, October 6 among workers of the Canadian mine B2Gold and police, during a protest in the northwe ...
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  8 October 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bible in Tzotzil language, completed the work desired by more than 350,000 faithful Chiapas (Agenzia Fides) – With a Mass in Tzotzil language, the completion of the translation of the Bible in Tzotzil language was celebrated in the indigenous community of Zinacantan, after 25 years of work in 59 commu ...
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  7 October 2015
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The support of Cardinal Brenes: "Punish those who exploit the naivety of the poor" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "The National Police must act and punish those who exploit the poor, exploiting the naivety of the population. We, as a Church, are working for the welfare and the faith of families, working for ...
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  7 October 2015
  AMERICA/PERU - The preparation for the beatification of the three missionaries killed in 1991 continues Chimbote (Agenzia Fides) - During a press conference held at the seat of the Diocese of Chimbote (in northern Peru), Bishop His Exc. Mgr. Angelo Francisco Simon Piorno, confirmed yesterday that on Tuesday, October 13 the ...