America

• 29 October 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA – There is a risk of an outbreak of Chikungunya and Dengue: 4,500 cases in the last two months Cartagena (Agenzia Fides) - The cases of Dengue fever and Chikungunya in the city of Cartagena and Bolivar do not give signs of stopping. In the month of September alone, 28 girls were diagnosed with chikungunya and 30 w ...
• 29 October 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Colombian dioceses ask to defend the rights of the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Quibdó (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Pacific region of Colombia (Dioceses of Quibdó, Istmina-Tadó, Guapi, Tumaco, Buenaventura) and a group of NGOs submitted a request to the Inter-American Commission on Human ...
• 28 October 2014
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - "City of Hope": an integral project for young landfill workers Verapazz (Agenzia Fides) - Father Sergio Waldemar Godoy Peláez coordinates the Comunidad Esperanza, an institution committed to the young workers of the municipal landfill of the city of Coban, in the center of a region ...
• 28 October 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Bishops' spot: where are the children who disappeared during the State terrorism? Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - For the first time in Argentina's history, the Bishops publicly ask for news about missing children during the last dictatorship. The President of the Episcopal Conference of Argentina, His ...
• 28 October 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Cardinal Urosa Savino: "Respect for political prisoners" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, called for the respect for political prisoners. The note sent to Fides by local sources reported that during the celebration of the 150th ...
• 27 October 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Beatification of the co-founder of the Scalabrinians: "May the whole Church be missionary of truth, mother Assunta did it" Sao Paulo (Agenzia Fides) – On October 25, 2014 at São Paulo Cathedral Brazil, the beatification of Mother Assunta Marchetti Co-Foundress of the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo – Scal ...
• 27 October 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Living Rosary: 30 thousand faithful pray for drug traffickers and organized crime Leon (Agenzia Fides) - Led by the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of León, Guanajuato (Mexico), His Exc. Mgr. Juan Frausto Pallares, about 30 thousand faithful filled the stadium of the city to pray to the Virgin of ...
• 27 October 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Dilma Rousseff re-elected President with a narrow margin: she will have to face recession, corruption and discontent Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - Brazilian incumbent President Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected for a second four-year term and garnered 51.64% of the votes so far, while Aécio Neves has 48.36%. The persons entitled to vo ...
• 24 October 2014
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - 50% of children who are born with Chagas' disease do not receive any medical care La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - Chagas disease is an infectious disease transmitted by the bite of bugs of various kinds. It causes stomach pain, heart disease, and is also the cause of death. In Bolivia, half of the children w ...
• 24 October 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL – Bishops’ statement: "No backtrack on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) on October 23, released a statement expressing his concern about the rights of indigenous peoples, after the decision of the ...
• 24 October 2014
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Millions of children and young people feel unsafe in their families New York City (Agenzia Fides) - Every five minutes a child dies as a result of acts of violence. According to a recent report released by UNICEF, entitled "Children in danger: Take action to end violence against children ...
• 24 October 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Appeal and prayers for the students kidnapped: "Let them come back alive" Chilpancingo (Agenzia Fides) - "The pilgrimage-march held yesterday, October 23 ended with an appeal for reconciliation on behalf of the Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa (Guerrero), His Exc. Mgr. Alejo Zavala Castro, and h ...
• 23 October 2014
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - A new location of the detention center in San Pedro Sula for the sake of prisoners San Pedro Sula (Agenzia Fides) - "Five months of work without interruption" says with satisfaction Mgr. Rómulo Emiliani Sánchez, C.M.F., Auxiliary Bishop of San Pedro Sula (Honduras), who hopes for the arrival of other ...
• 22 October 2014
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - The right to food for 700,000 people suffering hunger: it is not food that is lacking, but justice Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "Hunger is not caused by lack of food, but by the lack of justice": this is how the text sent to Fides Agency by local sources begins, which presents the campaign of Caritas in Honduras. "Ca ...
• 21 October 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - When you do not respect the right of even one person, it jeopardizes the right of all Mérida (Agenzia Fides) - Continue to look for students in Ayotzinapa, Guerrero, and punish the guilty: this is what the Secretary of the Mexican Episcopal Conference (CEM), His Exc. Mgr. Eugenio Lira Rugarcía says to t ...