America

• 2 May 2012
  AMERICA/CHILE - The "constitutional recognition of the Mapuche people," asked by the Bishop of Temuco to stop violence Temuco (Agenzia Fides) - " What is happening in La Araucania is very serious," the central southern area of Chile, where the percentage of the Mapuche population is very high: the complaint comes from the Bishop of Temuc ...
• 2 May 2012
  AFRICA/MALI - Questions about the "counter coup" in Bamako Bamako (Agenzia Fides) - "The situation is calm, one does not hear gunfire, people are going to work," says to Fides Fr. Edmond Dembele, Secretary of the Episcopal Conference of Mali, from Bamako, where on April 30 a mi ...
• 2 May 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The drama of violence and child labor, within and outside the family Guadalajara (Agenzia Fides) - 80% of children in the state of Jalisco undergo all types of family violence, from screams to verbal abuse, from insults to cruel physical violence. 11% of children working on the streets ar ...
• 30 April 2012
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Aid for the population of El Chaco, who continues to be adversely affected by floods Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - The situation in the western region of El Chaco in Paraguay continues to worsen because of the persistent rains which continue to fall in the area (see Fides 18/04/2012). The floods have affec ...
• 30 April 2012
  AMERICA/CHILE - 7 out of 10 children are victims of violence in the country Santiago de Chile (Agenzia Fides) - Violence against children continues to increase in almost all regions of the country, except the Magallanes and Los Ríos. According to a study carried out by NGO Activa, household vi ...
• 30 April 2012
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - An Italian missionary found dead in Brazil Bahia (Agenzia Fides) - An Italian missionary Fidei Donum was assassinated in Brazil, in Rui Barbosa, in the State of Bahia. The victim's name was Father Louis Plebani, 62, born in Rudiano (BS) and in Brazil since 1980 a ...
• 30 April 2012
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - "Pain and frustration for the serious situation in the prisons of the Country" expresses the head of the prison Pastoral Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) - "The prisons are a reality in which we lose absolutely everyone," says Fr.Javier Galdona, Episcopal Vicar for the Solidarity and Head of the Prison Pastoral of Montevideo in a statement signe ...
• 27 April 2012
  AMERICA/HAITI - 20 months after the earthquake: new schools, educational and nutritional centers Port-au-Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Education, healthcare and work, so that Haiti starts again with its resources from the dignity of the person. After the 2010 earthquake, the Association of Volunteers for the Internation ...
• 27 April 2012
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - The first technical training course addressed to Colombian refugees has started Alajuelita (Agenzia Fides) - The conflicts of the last two decades in Colombia have forced more than 4 million Colombians to seek refuge elsewhere: about half a million are in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela and Panama, b ...
• 26 April 2012
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - 14 years after the murder of Mgr. Gerardi, Bishop Vian Morales supports the legacy: working for the weakest Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - "Guatemala, Never again" ("Guatemala, nunca mas") is the title of the report that laid bare the responsibility of the army in most of the crimes which occurred during the internal armed c ...
• 26 April 2012
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "Defending indigenous peoples and their land, it is a real genocide": say the Bishops Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) - The National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB) has sent to Fides the note presented to the press on April 24, concerning the defense of territories and the rights of indigenous people, of ...
• 25 April 2012
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA-Three years of Permanent Mission, a challenge to be welcomed still today with initial enthusiasm Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Julio Terrazas Sandoval, Archbishop of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, President of the Episcopal Conference of Bolivia, on Sunday, April 22 presided at a solemn Eucharistic celebration, at ...
• 24 April 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO-Popocatepetl volcano in activity: the parishes are preparing to accommodate the displaced Puebla (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Puebla de los Angeles, Mgr.Víctor Sánchez Espinosa, has announced that in the parishes closest to area of the Popocatepetl volcano (San Martin Texmelucan, Atlixco, San Andres ...
• 24 April 2012
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Make good use of the many occasions that tourism offers us to put forward Christ Cancun (Agenzia Fides) - "Tourism is not only an opportunity but also a right for everyone, that cannot be limited to certain social groups or to specific geographical areas ... Therefore, we must promote conditions that ...
• 24 April 2012
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - "We can live without gold, never without water" Bishops’ reflection on the exploitation of natural resources Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Through a document entitled "Let us take care fof our planet," the Bishops of Ecuador stressed that this issue constitutes a "major challenge" both for the government and for mining and oil compan ...