America

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  6 October 2015
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tensions between Haiti and Santo Domingo for economic measures, the Bishops denounce those who sow discord Santiago de los Caballeros (Agenzia Fides) - Three Dominican Bishops have specifically asked the authorities of Santo Domingo and Haiti to restore harmonious, social and commercial ties between the two countries. Accord ...
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  6 October 2015
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Mobile clinics and reception center of the Guatemalan Red Cross after the floods Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - The Guatemalan Red Cross is assisting families affected by the tragedy of the recent flooding that devastated the village of El Cambray II, municipality of Santa Catarina Pinula (see Fide ...
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  6 October 2015
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Honduran Community says goodbye to candles and "dirty" electricity Plan Grande (Agenzia Fides) - A small fishing village on the Caribbean coast of Honduras has become an example to be followed in renewable energies, after replacing candles and "dirty" costly energy. Plan Grande is a vi ...
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  6 October 2015
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Mgr. Gimeno in view of the elections: "We must learn to choose before voting" Comodoro Rivadavia (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Argentina issued a document on the forthcoming presidential elections of 25 October, urging the various government institutions to "create the objective co ...
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  5 October 2015
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Bishop of Punta Arenas thanks for the clarification on the gas supply Punta Arenas (Agenzia Fides) - After the complaint registered by the Bishop of the Diocese of Punta Arenas, His Exc. Mgr. Miguel Bernardo Bastres Florence, S.D.B. who had asked for transparency on the agreements between ...
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  5 October 2015
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Improving access to education for children Riobamba (Agenzia Fides) - The delivery of 100 school kits to children, girls and adolescents in the canton of Chambo, by the Ministry for Economic and Social Inclusion (MIES), along with cooperating institutions involve ...
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  5 October 2015
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Rescuers at work after the landslides swept away a village: 131 dead and 300 missing Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - There is little hope of finding people alive under the mountain of mud which submerged the town of Santa Caterina Pinula, Guatemala. The total of confirmed dead has risen to 131, but so f ...
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  2 October 2015
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Honduran Missionary receives an award for human rights Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The Jesuit Honduran missionary Fr. Ismael Moreno Coto, 57, is the winner of the Rafto Award for Human Rights. Better known as "Father Melo", the missionary was honored for his defense of fre ...
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  2 October 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Become peacemakers: 400 priests offer the opportunity to receive the sacrament of reconciliation Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - On 6 and 7 October, in the "Gran Estacion" shopping center in Bogota, 400 priests in the country will offer the opportunity to receive the sacrament of reconciliation to those who want it. This e ...
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  1 October 2015
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Hydroelectric project: communities meet the Bishop to deal with the problem San Isidro (Agenzia Fides) - More than 100 representatives of the community of La Union, Fatima, Zapotal, San Jeronimo, San Rafael, Barrio Los Angeles, in San Isidro de El General area, in south-central Costa Rica, atten ...
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  1 October 2015
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Mgr. Aguilar: "The government must stop gambling because it impoverishes families" Veraguas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Santiago de Veraguas (Panama), His Exc. Mgr. Audilio Aguilar Aguilar, has publicly asked the Panamanian government to intervene to stop the damage that casinos are causing to fami ...
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  30 September 2015
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - First "regional dialogue" against food waste Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo, His Exc. Mgr. Amancio Escapa Aparicio, O.C.D., condemned the waste of food on the occasion of political and social events, stressi ...
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  30 September 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Parish canteen transformed into a hall to exhibit the photographs of missing persons Iguala (Agenzia Fides) - The parish canteen of St. Gerard, in the city of Iguala, Mexican state of Guerrero, was transformed into a hall where there is an exhibition of dozens of photographs of missing persons. Most of t ...
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  29 September 2015
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Bishop of Punta Arenas denounces: There is no transparency in the agreements for gas Punta Arenas (Agenzia Fides) - Gas distribution in Chile is creating tension, which recently has also led to the interruption of the supply. The Union Workers of the Empresa Nacional del Petroleo (ENAP) and the Bishop of ...
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  29 September 2015
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - "Supportive and welcoming border": Ecuador and Peru against trafficking and exploitation Loja (Agenzia Fides) - The plight of a considerable group of victims of trafficking regarding both countries, on the border between Ecuador and Peru, will be the main theme of the XI Meeting of the Binational Pastoral fo ...