America

• 30 September 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Working with the indigenous open to inculturation: the commitment of the Apostolic Vicar of Mitu Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "We work with indigenous groups open to inculturation": with these words His Exc. Mgr. Medardo Gesù Henao del Rio, MXY, Bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Mitu, in the Colombian Amazon in South ...
• 30 September 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Violence in the country does not decrease: a military chaplain killed Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of La Guaira, in Venezuela, His Exc. Mgr. Raúl Biord Castillo, issued a statement, sent to Fides Agency, which informs the violent death of Fr. Reinaldo Alfonso Herrera Lures, who se ...
• 29 September 2014
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The natives are victims of poverty and racism Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - A relatively new phenomenon, that is rapidly evolving in Paraguay, concerns the natives who are expelled from their native lands and sent to cities such as Asunción and Ciudad del Este. The c ...
• 29 September 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Prevention and relief centers: the Church committed against addiction Zacatecas (Agenzia Fides) - "We must find a strategy for the prevention of addictions, and there are many ways. Unfortunately, what I see is the lack of rehabilitation centers or other supporting organizations. We have o ...
• 29 September 2014
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Child workers: the exploitation of children represents a permanent crisis Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - The exploitation of child labor in Guatemala represents a permanent crisis, where the perpetrators of this heinous phenomenon are mostly family members or friends of the family, who force ...
• 27 September 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - "Do not be afraid of peace" Pope Francis’ letter to Venezuela Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - From 21 to 26 September the International Week of Peace was celebrated in Venezuela. The government and various institutions in the country organized meetings, events and moments of dialogue and ...
• 26 September 2014
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - The Bishops for the upcoming election: "We dream of a country where human life and the family are worth more than a hectare of land" Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) - "We dream and fight to make this country a place where human life and the family are worth more than a hectare of land, a bank account, a degree or a particular skill. And so that young peopl ...
• 25 September 2014
  AMERICA - Indigenous people continue to be the poorest in Latin America Sucre (Agenzia Fides) - According to a recent study prepared by the World Bank, a child born in an indigenous place in Latin America is twice as likely to live in poverty and three times to live in a state of poverty com ...
• 25 September 2014
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Violence does not stop due to a mega project in the indigenous territories: 11 dead and several wounded San Juan Sacatepéquez (Agenzia Fides) - The government has declared a curfew in the district of Sacatepéquez, where indigenous peoples have suffered violence once again in their territories. According to a statement of ...
• 24 September 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Missionary Campaign 2014: One cannot combat human trafficking without combatting poverty and inequality Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - On Monday, Sept. 22, the Pontifical Mission Societies of Brazil (PMS) presented, in a press conference, the materials prepared for the Missionary Campaign of the missionary month of October 201 ...
• 24 September 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Priest found dead in the river Balsas Chilpancingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Attorney General of Guerrero state, Mexico, has opened an investigation into the death of the parish priest of Arcelia, Father José Acuña Asención Osorio, whose body was found in the ...
• 23 September 2014
  AMERICA/PERU - "Gold fever" increases human trafficking and sexual exploitation Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "Childhood is a treasure that is worth much more than gold karat" is the title of the campaign promoted by the NGO Anesvad to denounce the reality in which people live in the Peruvian region of Mad ...
• 23 September 2014
  AMERICA/HAITI - Social movements denounce the failure of the UN Mission, protests in the streets Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Protests were held in the capital of Haiti against the presence of MINUSTAH (Misión de las Naciones Unidas para la Estabilización en Haiti) due to its total failure. According to a note ...
• 23 September 2014
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Public opinion divided on the request for the withdrawal of UNHCR from the country Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The news that the Dominican Republic will ask the United Nations to withdraw its Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) from the country and its representative ...
• 23 September 2014
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Dengue and chikungunya: the most affected age group ranges from 5 to 19 San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - According to recent data provided by the Directorate for Civil Protection of the State of El Salvador, the age groups of people most affected by chikungunya fever in the Country range from ...