America

• 29 April 2013
  AMERICA/HAITI - Vaccination campaign against deadly childhood diseases Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - After one year since the launch of a campaign of vaccination against various childhood diseases, including measles and polio, Haiti is ready for a similar project against tetanus and rota ...
• 27 April 2013
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - The Church defends the Amazon environment, threatened by the interests of market Pastaza (Agenzia Fides) - "The voracity of huge unscrupulous multinational corporations and governments threaten the natural environment of the Amazon": is what the bishop of Riobamba and president of the Episcopal Commi ...
• 27 April 2013
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Clashes amaong Indians and exploitation of the earth: for the Bishops it is "a conflict due to indifference" Pastaza (Agenzia Fides) - Riots and massacres among different tribes of Indians, with regards to the exploitation of the land of the Amazon: it is due to the tensions suffered in recent weeks in Eastern Ecuador, in the A ...
• 26 April 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Drug addiction, HIV, salmonella, tuberculosis: street children’s health at risk Tapachula (Agenzia Fides) - In addition to being malnourished and carry out heavy and dangerous work, street children are also victims of diseases such as tuberculosis, salmonella, HIV/AIDS, influenza. About 60% of these ...
• 26 April 2013
  AMERICA/HAITI - A missionary killed in the capital of Haiti Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - A missionary of the Society of Mary, Canadian priest, was killed on April 24 in the capital of Haiti, on the same day in which the Haitian authorities had defined the results achieved in ...
• 25 April 2013
  AMERICA/PERU - Education and sports activities for street children Lima (Agenzia Fides) - This past September, the Ministry for Women and Vulnerable Populations approved a national program for the protection of children and adolescents who live abandoned in the streets. This is the Yach ...
• 22 April 2013
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Horacio Cartes elected President Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - The Superior Court of Electoral Justice of Paraguay announced that, based on the results of yesterday's elections Sunday, April 21, Horacio Cartes is the new President of Paraguay. According to ...
• 19 April 2013
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - A happy world for street children Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – April is the month of childhood in Bolivia. Even the media emphasize in particular news or articles concerning children. Among the protagonists unfortunately there are plenty of street children ...
• 19 April 2013
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - "The elections are an example of civilization to strengthen democracy," the Bishops hope Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - A few days before the general elections, the Bishops of Paraguay launch an appeal for "the pacification of spirits, leaving out any attitude of fanaticism, of confrontation and violence". In ...
• 19 April 2013
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY – Vote-buying is a serious sin ", warns the Apostolic Vicar of Pilcomayo Pilcomayo (Agenzia Fides) - "Vote-buying is not only a fraud but it is also a shame." Warned Mgr. Lucio Alfert, O.M.I., Apostolic Vicar of Pilcomayo, in Paraguay. "It is a sin to be on the part of both buyers and those w ...
• 18 April 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The church offers itself as a guarantor of peace before the violence in the country Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "We call upon the political and social leaders not to use offensive, derogatory and inflammatory language. In order to avoid clashes on the streets that often result in violence and sometimes in ...
• 18 April 2013
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA – Infant malnutrition remains a serious problem Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - In Latin America 12% of children under 5 years of age suffer from chronic malnutrition. Although there has been a decline, from 22% in 1990, the phenomenon is still painful. According to a docum ...
• 18 April 2013
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - " Pastoral ministry should always be missionary," Pope Francis’ message to his brother Argentinian bishops Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "Mission is key to ministry. We have to go out into the deep outskirsts of existence". This is what Pope Francis said in his letter to the Bishops of Argentina who are gathered in their Ple ...
• 17 April 2013
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Torture, rape and disappearances for a total of 48,300 missing persons Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - According to the latest data released by the National Commission of Human Rights, in Mexico, in the period from 2005 to 2012, 48,300 people disappeared, there were also a total of 48,750 vio ...
• 17 April 2013
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Church in the TIPNIS, "a missionary presence committed to human promotion" Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - "The missionary presence of the Church, in the course of several decades, has contributed to the social, cultural and religious configuration of these communities, which today manifest their ...