America
17 June 2014
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Social inclusion and missionary work, the commitment of the Church in Brazil for Haiti continues
Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB), the Conference of Religious of Brazil (CRB) and Caritas Brazil have been working together for a long time for a series of solidarity activi ...
17 June 2014
AMERICA/MEXICO - "Do not close the homeless shelter for migrants" asks the Bishop of Celaya
Guanajuato (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the Diocese of Celaya, in the state of Guanajuato (Mexico), His Exc. Mgr. José Benjamín Castillo Plascencia, has publicly asked the Commune not to close the "Manos Abiertas a ...
16 June 2014
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Formation on values to combat violence and bullying
Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - "The formation of students based on values is a priority for the Catholic Church", concluded the teachers of Catholic schools gathered at a national Meeting in Cochabamba on June 13.
"The i ...
14 June 2014
AMERICA/COLOMBIA – Run-off in Colombia, the Church calls for dialogue and mutual respect
Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - On June 15, Colombia chooses its new president in a run-off between incumbent President Juan Manuel Santos and his opponent Óscar Iván Zuluaga.
In the first round Zuluaga obtained 29.2% of the ...
13 June 2014
AMERICA/HONDURAS - Honour of the Congress to Bishop Emiliani Sánchez for his social contribution
Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The National Congress of Honduras gave the Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of San Pedro Sula (Honduras), His Exc. Mgr. Romulo Emiliani Sánchez, C.M.F., the "Gran Cruz Placa de Oro", the hi ...
13 June 2014
AMERICA/PERU - Denunciation of the Bishop of Puerto Maldonado for the violent intervention of the police against the miners
Madre de Dios (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Maldonado, His Exc. Mgr. Francisco González Hernández, O.P., and the priest Pablo Zavala Martinez, who carries out his ministry in the com ...
13 June 2014
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - A priest killed and another seriously injured in Phoenix
Phoenix (Agenzia Fides) - "We are stunned and deeply saddened to learn of the tragic assault perpetrated last night against Fr. Joseph Terra and Fr. Kenneth Walker, two religious order priests who belong to the Priestly ...
12 June 2014
AMERICA/BRAZIL - The World Cup begins with a "Red Card to Child Labour"
San Paolo (Agenzia Fides) - Today, June 12, during the opening of the World Cup, when the eyes of the world will be pointed towards the Itaquerão stadium in San Pablo, the global campaign "Red Card to Child Labour" will ...
12 June 2014
AMERICA/COSTA RICA - More than 47 thousand children suffer violence and are forced to work
San Jose (Agenzia Fides) – The "Patronato Nacional de la Infancia" (PANI) in Costa Rica, reported that more than 47,000 children are victims of child labor and abuse, many are employed in domestic work and agriculture. ...
11 June 2014
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The plight of child migrants from Central America and forced to repatriate
Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The Pentagon has announced that it will host 1,800 undocumented children who arrived alone in the United States, mostly from Central America, because their number has exceeded the carrying ca ...
11 June 2014
AMERICA/BRAZIL - "The only goal that matters is the demarcation of our lands", say the indigenous
Mato Preto (Agenzia Fides) - "For us indigenous, the only goal that matters is the demarcation of our lands": this is the statement of Sonia Guajajaras, coordinator of the association that brings together the indigenous ...
10 June 2014
AMERICA/BRAZIL - World Cup: everything ready, but who has thought about the safety of children?
Fortaleza (Agenzia Fides) - A few days before the start of the World Cup, to be held from 12 June to 13 July in 12 Brazilian cities, a group of institutions have raised the alarm about the safety of children and adolesce ...
10 June 2014
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - USCCB General Assembly - 2014 June
Washington (Agenzia Fides) - The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) 2014 General Assembly (spring session) will be held in New Orleans from 11 to 13 June. On this occasion, according to the note sent to ...
10 June 2014
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Projects in favor of Children: day care, healthy eating, education
Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Attention and special measures for Ecuadorian children are some of the objectives of the local government Currently, thanks to a program that is part of the project of Infant Buen Vivir (CIBV) cen ...
10 June 2014
AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - A motorway to unite the country ... even the Church is moving
San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - According to the Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic, His Exc. Mgr. José Dolores Grullón Estrella, the population of the capital has discouraged the President of the Re ...
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