America

• 28 April 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Seminarian kidnapped and murdered during Holy Week Chihuahua (Agenzia Fides ) - "The ecclesial community of the Archdiocese of Chihuahua, through our Pastor, Mgr. Constancio Miranda Weckmann, announces with deep regret the death of our brother in Christ, Samuel Gustavo G ...
• 28 April 2014
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Transparency in everything, because people must have confidence San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Conference of El Salvador has ruled on the government's initiative to propose a truce among gangs to end the violence and said that any attempt regarding social peace must be b ...
• 28 April 2014
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Children sold for sexual and labor exploitation and for the sale of organs Potosí (Agenzia Fides) - Child trafficking continues to increase silently in the region of Potosí in Bolivia, the poorest in the Country. According to a recent report published by the local press, until 2012, 15 000 ch ...
• 16 April 2014
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Appeal to clarify the murder of an employee of Radio Progreso Yoro (Agenzia Fides) - Another person who works in the popular media has been murdered in Honduras: we are talking about Carlos Hilario Mejia Orellana, head of the marketing and sales of "Radio Progreso", a member of the ...
• 16 April 2014
  AMERICA/PERU - Small producers of pineapple take a step forward in the domestic market, with the support of Caritas Satipo (Agenzia Fides) - With the support of Caritas Peru, the small pineapple producers of Satipo, in the Peruvian jungle, were able to take a step forward in the domestic and international market. We are talking about ...
• 16 April 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - "The situation of the country does not depend only on a political issue", said Mgr. Parra Sandoval Ciudad Guayana (Agenzia Fides ) - "For me, the situation of the country does not depend only on a political issue, but on other elements that have deep roots in society. Family, for example, is more and more disintegrate ...
• 15 April 2014
  AMERICA/PANAMA - The Church calls for calm and responsible participation in the voting Panama (Agenzia Fides) - Catholic Church representatives and other sectors of society in Panama are concerned about the tense political climate particularly in this last period of the presidential campaign, and called on ...
• 15 April 2014
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Tension in the area of Veracruz due to the work of the hydroelectric power plant Cordoba (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Córdoba is still awaiting notification regarding the status of the "El Naranjal" hydroelectric project and several days have gone by since the visit of governor Javier Duarte, wh ...
• 14 April 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Cardinal Urosa invites to find every possible path to solve the serious problems in the country, due to general discomfort Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Jorge Urosa Sabino, Archbishop of Caracas, during a nationally televised interview on Sunday 13 April, said he was "deeply saddened by the violence he had never seen before on behalf of ...
• 14 April 2014
  AMERICA/CHILE - Card. Ezzati’s appeal: Solidarity with the people of Valparaiso after the tragic fire Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - An appeal for solidarity with the victims of the earthquake in the north of the country and for the recent fire that broke out in Valparaiso which has killed 12 people so far and forced 10,000 ...
• 12 April 2014
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA –"Schools of reconciliation" are born: initiative of the Church for young people Medellin (Agenzia Fides) - A contribution to reconciliation and peace in the country is the initiative of the Catholic Church in the districts affected by the phenomenon of criminal gangs: about 70 young people involved ...
• 11 April 2014
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Pope Francis writes to Venezuelan leaders and opposition ahead of key talks Caracas ( Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father’s message was read out by Archbishop Aldo Giordano, the Apostolic Nuncio in Caracas at the start of a much-anticipated meeting Thursday night between President Nicolas Maduro ...
• 10 April 2014
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - For the Bishop of Posadas: "Lynchings, a serious social problem to be solved together" Posadas (Agenzia Fides) - After the recent gang violence against suspected criminals that is taking place in different parts of Argentina (see Fides 03/04/2014), His Exc. Mgr. Juan Ruben Martinez, Bishop of the Diocese o ...
• 10 April 2014
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - A march for the freedom of 5 peasants on hunger strike, accused of the Curuguaty massacre Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - More than 300 people, including religious, supporters and relatives of the five peasants arrested two years ago and are still awaiting trial, marched on the evening of April 8 from the Cathedra ...
• 9 April 2014
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - After the clashes, President Morales changes the minister and meets the miners La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The approval of the new Law on Mining in Bolivia last week, has sparked social protests on behalf of miners which caused 3 deaths and hundreds of injuries among protesters and police. On Sunday, ...