America

• 10 July 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The new President of the Episcopate reiterates that peace is the great challenge of the country Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Tunja, His Exc. Mgr. Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, IMC, has been elected President of the Colombian Episcopal Conference (CEC). The new President met with representatives of the ...
• 10 July 2014
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Insults and defamation: a campaign that has no political agenda Sucre (Agenzia Fides) - Avoid insults and cowardly actions, instead worry about presenting a government program and make it known to the people: asked the Archbishop of Sucre and President of the Social Pastoral Caritas ...
• 9 July 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - In the region of Chocò: "We are forgotten by all, we have no protection, people live in anguish" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The Assembly of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Colombia is underway and every bishop, according to the program of the meeting, exposes the reality of his own diocese (see Fides 05/07/2014). ...
• 9 July 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Assembly of Bishops begins: defeat pessimism and allow hope to grow Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "It is sad to see the gradual deterioration of the institutions and coexistence among all citizens. One has lost confidence. The image that appears is no longer that of a hug among brothers, and ...
• 8 July 2014
  AMERICA/HAITI - The chikungunya virus attacks the poor, even the Church is committed to keeping the disease under control Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The latest scourge in Haiti is chikungunya. It's a rarely fatal but intensely painful mosquito-borne virus that has spread rapidly through the Caribbean and parts of Latin America. Haiti ...
• 8 July 2014
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Forum on Migration: analysis of the reality and operational proposals are being studied Washington (Agenzia Fides) - There are approximately 800 participants at the forum, which started yesterday, July 7, to share information and ideas on the phenomenon of migration in the United States. The 2014 National M ...
• 8 July 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - After 38 years the killers of the Bishop who fought for hope and dignity have been condemned La Rioja (Agenzia Fides) - "We have waited 38 years to see the truth triumph over impunity and finally the day has come where justice has condemned the killers of a man who was fighting for the hope and dignity of thousa ...
• 7 July 2014
  AMERICA/PERU - The President receives requests to stop the law on therapeutic abortion Trujillo (Agenzia Fides) - In a public letter addressed to the President of the Republic of Peru, also the Archbishop of Trujillo, His Exc. Mgr. Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, has expressed his strong opposition to the introdu ...
• 7 July 2014
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Fearless against violence and insecurity, the conclusions of the Bishops’ Assembly María de la Altagracia (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the Plenary Assembly of the Dominican Episcopal Conference (CED), the Bishops denounce the climate of insecurity, rising violence, the scourge of drug trafficking a ...
• 7 July 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - More than 8 million indigenous women suffer physical and moral violence Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - According to the National Commission of Human Rights, 8.1 million indigenous women suffer violence, abuse, physical and moral violence, as well as not having access to health services and ed ...
• 5 July 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Assembly of Bishops begins: Analysis of social reality and new directives Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – To analyze the social, economic, religious and political life of the country, in addition to strengthening the bonds of communion among the Bishops: is the central objective of this XCVII Plena ...
• 4 July 2014
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "Immediate answers concerning the issue of immigrants are urgently needed" Criciuma (Agenzia Fides) - "The issue of immigrants needs immediate responses, which go beyond hospitality. In the daily work of the parishes, we need more support for immigrants", said Fr. Onécimo Alberton, president o ...
• 4 July 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO – Inauguration of a reception center, but the issue on migrants should be resolved at the root Tamaulipas (Agenzia Fides) - "The phenomenon of migration can be addressed and resolved at the root only when the causes that force men, women and children to leave their countries in search of the 'American dream' are d ...
• 4 July 2014
  AMERICA/PERU - School conditions for poor Ashaninkas children Pangoa (Agenzia Fides) – They sit on the floor, on carpets and some on small wooden boards used as seats: this is how 137 Ashaninkas pupils of the Unión Alto Sanibeni native community, Pangoa district, province of Sat ...
• 3 July 2014
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - 1,512 suspected cases of chikungunya in addition to 5,698 confirmed cases of dengue San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - According to the Ministry of Health in El Salvador (MINSAL) there are 1,512 suspected cases of chikungunya in the State of El Salvador. Most of them in the department of San Salvador, with ...