America

• 3 July 2015
  AMERICA/HAITI - Demonstration for Haitians who risk expulsion from the Dominican Republic Ouanaminthe (Agenzia Fides) - A crowd of Catholic faithful and numerous citizens of Ouanaminthe, a small town north-east of Haiti, on the border with the Dominican Republic, took part in a march of solidarity with Haitia ...
• 2 July 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - A recreational project for indigenous children of different ethnicities Merida (Agenzia Fides) - The talent, creativity and imagination of 450 indigenous Mexican children have found their expression in some murals on display in the magnificent facilities of the Gran Mundo Maya Museum of Meri ...
• 2 July 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Widespread violence does not spare even three elderly nuns Oaxaca (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the diocese of Tehuantepec, His Exc. Mgr. Oscar Armando Campos Contreras, along with all the clergy expressed an energetic condemnation of the acts of violence committed against pri ...
• 2 July 2015
  AMERICA/CUBA - Food sovereignty and other initiatives resume power thanks to CELAM Havana (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the upcoming visit of the Pope to Cuba and his words for a serious commitment regarding the peripheries of the world, CELAM has proposed again some examples of positive feedback that o ...
• 1 July 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The indifference of the state in the face of a situation of injustice denounced by the Bishop of Dourados Dourados (Agenzia Fides) - "For the umpteenth time the diocese of Dourados has become the scene of clashes between indigenous people and farmers, revealing the indifference and inhumanity of the executive and the judicia ...
• 1 July 2015
  AMERICA/CHILE - Procession at sea on Easter Island for St. Peter, praying for the Pope's visit Valparaiso (Agenzia Fides) - The feast of St. Peter, the patron saint of fishermen, is deeply felt in different parts of Latin America, where fishing is a major activity for the economic sustenance of families. Also on ...
• 30 June 2015
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Cardinal Lacunza: "despite scandals and corruption, we have to believe in justice" Panama (Agenzia Fides) - "They are afraid", this is how Cardinal José Luis Lacunza described the reaction of people with regards to the cases of corruption in the Latin American country. The Cardinal, Bishop of the Dioc ...
• 30 June 2015
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - "We are losing the values and respect for life", warns Cardinal Brenes Managua (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Archbishop of Managua Leopoldo Brenes has warned that society is losing respect for life and moral values, referring to violent crimes that have occurred in various parts of the country ...
• 27 June 2015
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Mgr. Romero Romero is recognized as "Son Meritísimo of El Salvador" San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, acknowledged Blessed Son Oscar Arnulfo Romero as Meritísimo of that country, for his work in defense of human rights and their pastoral work. The ...
• 27 June 2015
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - The Church: "politics without corruption" Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The national community has to solve major social problems that plague this country, relaunching dialogue in politics: it what the editorial of the weekly "Fides" of the capital of Honduras, ...
• 26 June 2015
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Pope will conclude the World Meeting of Social Movements La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - There are already 900 participants who have confirmed their presence at the World Meeting of Social Movements to be held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, from 7 to 9 July 2015. The note sent to Fides by a ...
• 26 June 2015
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Still demonstrations against President Correa Guayaquil (Agenzia Fides) – Tension in Ecuador continues due to the many demonstrations that have taken place in Guayaquil and Quito against President Rafael Correa. For a week the population and the opposition protest ...
• 25 June 2015
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Periodic monitoring of the situation of migrants, joint efforts of government and Church Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - The Secretaries of the Ministries of Interior and Foreign Affairs, respectively Miguel Angel Osorio Chong and Jose Antonio Meade, along with other officials and representatives of state inst ...
• 25 June 2015
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - More than 20,000 people every week prepare themselves for the feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Piaui (Agenzia Fides) - More than twenty thousand people, including children, youth, adults and the elderly, meet every Tuesday in open spaces and at the Church of St. Joseph the Worker in Villa Obrera, in the north of t ...
• 24 June 2015
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Latin American Religious give their full support and unreserved commitment for Peace in Colombia Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the CLAR Congress, Confederation of religious men and women of Latin America and the Caribbean, held these days in Bogota (see Fides 06/09/2015), a statement was issued in which the ...