America

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  7 July 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops elect their new Presidency and pay tribute to the 148 pastoral workers who died of Covid Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Bogotá, Monsignor Luis José Rueda Aparicio, has been elected President of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia (CEC) for the three-year period 2021-2024. The election took pl ...
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  6 July 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Women on mission: "A missiological reflection starting from women" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The evangelizing mission of the Church around the world relies largely on the participation of women, who are at the forefront both in work in small communities and in coordinating roles in nat ...
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  6 July 2021
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Bishops: "Nicaragua is bleeding" due to repression, emigration, pandemic, hunger Managua (Agenzia Fides) - Nicaraguan Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, Archbishop of Managua, said last Sunday, July 4, that there are people in the country who "want to take power away from the Church", in the midst of the loca ...
• 6 July 2021
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Resignation and appointment of vicar apostolic of Esmeraldas Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On July, 5th 2021, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the apostolic vicariate of Esmeraldas, Ecuador, presented by Bishop Eugenio Arellano Fernández, M.C.C. ...
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  5 July 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - The eight vicariates of the Peruvian Amazon in the same web portal Amazonas (Agenzia Fides) - Under the domain www.queridaamazonia.pe, the new website of the Amazon Center for Anthropology and Practical Application is already operational. This web information portal represents the REPAM ...
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  3 July 2021
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Two thematic forums, open to all, on the missionary action of the Church La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - In this time dedicated to listening, in the path foreseen by the Ecclesial Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean (see Fides, 25/1/2021), the Pontifical Mission Societies of Bolivia and the ...
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  3 July 2021
  AMERICA/CHILE - Work begins on the new Constitution: a prayer in all Masses Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Conference of Chile has approved an initiative proposed by the National Commission for Justice and Peace, based on the express request of some constituen ...
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  2 July 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Legalization of abortions in Hidalgo: "This decision is not shared by the majority of citizens" Hidalgo (Agenzia Fides) - "It is with great concern and sadness that we have received the news that our state's Congress has hastily voted on the fundamental human right recognized as universal in all treaties of interna ...
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  2 July 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - "Bicentennial Plan": the contribution of the missionaries who work in the Amazon rainforest Sepahua (Agenzia Fides) - On July 28, Peru celebrates its 200 years of independence, and therefore of its birth as a Nation. The anniversary of the Bicentennial falls in a period marked by little desire to celebrate due ...
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  1 July 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Violations of rights, harmful effects on the environment and the economy: the relationship of traditional fishermen Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "Major projects have brought death and destruction to our people, they attack our territories, attack our culture, attack our identity and take away our sleep, causing many diseases": these are ...
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  1 July 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - A missionary station is born between Colombia and Peru to accompany the indigenous communities of the two nations Puerto Leguizamo (Agenzia Fides) - In response to the request of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon to "overcome borders" and create networks between neighboring Churches, the Apostolic Vicariates of Puerto Leguízamo-S ...
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  30 June 2021
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "Like a mother who sees her children arguing, the Church tries in every way to pacify": Bolivians' commitment to unity La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church has been chosen as a facilitator of dialogue for the pacification of the country, due to its enormous experience in the history of Bolivia", said the political analyst Bryan Peñarand ...
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  28 June 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - The Bishops: "the Church believes in democracy, defends the democratic system, supports the electoral results" Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Three weeks after the presidential elections in Peru, Pedro Castillo is already serving as virtually elected president, pending his official proclamation, delayed by the insistence of his opponent, ...
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  28 June 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - After the latest massacre in Reynosa: "We cannot accept living in fear" Reynosa (Agenzia Fides) - "The people of Reynosa are hurt, shocked and terrified ... unfortunately we are used to violence, which should not be the case, since we all have the right to a safe and peaceful life": these ar ...
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  28 June 2021
  AMERICA/CHILE - "The existing inequalities are open wounds that bleed a lot and need to be healed": Archbishop Chomali's open letter Concepción (Agenzia Fides) - Your responsibility is great, because the citizens' perception of the value of political authority in society and the return to the polls in the next elections largely depends on you. With ...