America

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  26 January 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Prison pastoral care: reports of violence doubled, in addition to the spread of Covid-19 Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - In 2020 the cases of torture inside the Brazilian prison system almost doubled compared to 2019 according to the recent report published by the National Prison Ministry, which analyzes the case ...
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  26 January 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishop of Buenaventura: "there is no violence here, but a real war" Buenaventura (Agenzia Fides) - In Colombia, unfortunately, a climate of violence still reigns (see Fides 19/1/2021), and in particular that by gangs and other armed groups continues to increase. After the request made ...
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  25 January 2021
  AMERICA/MEXICO - First-ever Ecclesial Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean: all the people of God protagonists of the mission Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church in Latin America and the Caribbean has begun the journey toward its first-ever Ecclesial Assembly. This is not a Conference of the Latin American Bishops like the previo ...
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  25 January 2021
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA -Beatification of José Gregorio Hernández in April: "Venezuela opens the door of hope and joy" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - As the Archdiocese of Caracas announced on Twitter yesterday, Sunday, January 24th, the beatification of José Gregorio Hernández will take place at the end of April. The spokesman for the dioc ...
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  23 January 2021
  AMERICA/CHILE - After 15 years of work, the “Bible of the Church in America” is now available for everyone Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The "Bible of the Church in America", a project of the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM) which took on the task of carrying out a translation of the Holy Scriptures into a contemporary l ...
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  22 January 2021
  AMERICA/CHILE - Proposals for a new Chile: contributions to dialogue within the framework of the constituent process Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - Caritas Chile, with the support of Misereor, has organized three "Meetings for a new Chile", to create opportunities for analysis and dialogue in order to develop proposals on the current socio ...
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  22 January 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - "Breathe Peru": the first installations for the production of medicinal oxygen have been assembled Lima (Agenzia Fides) - In the presence of the President of the Republic of Peru, Francisco Sagasti, and the Minister of Health, Pilar Mazzetti, the solidarity initiative "Breathe Peru" (see Fides, 2/7/2020) presented yes ...
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  21 January 2021
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Bishops appeal to Central American governments: the right to emigrate must be respected Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The Secretariat of the Bishops of Central America (SEDAC) is issuing an urgent appeal in light of the new migratory flows from Honduras, which are again forming a so-called caravan and headi ...
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  21 January 2021
  AMERICA - Latin America: Youth pastoral summit aims to promote youth missionary work Bogota (Agenzia Fides) – At a "Latin American Summit of Youth Pastoral Care", youth pastoral workers from different countries are to meet for an exchange. The pastoral effects of the current situation and the associate ...
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  20 January 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - Fears about the possible arrival of the Brazilian variant of Covid-19 in the Peruvian Amazon Loreto (Agenzia Fides) - The new variant of Covid-19 that appeared in Brazil and very strong in Manaus, capital of the State of Amazonas (see Fides 18/1/2021), has alerted the authorities in the Loreto region, in Peru. I ...
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  20 January 2021
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Caritas publishes 2020 annual report: Almost 10 million people were supported Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Caritas annual report for 2020, published by the Venezuelan Bishops' Conference, shows that a total of 9,578,174 people were able to benefit directly and indirectly from the various social a ...
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  19 January 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Another pandemic is added to the Covid-19 pandemic: irrational violence that does not stop Pasto (Agenzia Fides) - "The pain for the more than 1,000 dead due to the Covid-19 pandemic in our region is reinforced by the deaths that continue due to the other pandemic, namely irrational violence": this is what dec ...
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  19 January 2021
  AMERICA/PERU - Digital Plenary Assembly of the bishops: restructuring of CELAM, health crisis and current situation are on the agenda Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The 117th Plenary Assembly of the Bishops of Peru opened yesterday, Monday 18 January. The 54 Bishops of the 46 ecclesiastical jurisdictions of the country will meet in virtual form until next Thur ...
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  18 January 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Second wave of the coronavirus pandemic: Bishops of Amazonas and Roraima urgently ask for help Manaus (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, which also affects the Brazilian state of Amazonas and in particular Manaus, the Norte 1 region of the Brazilian Bishops' Conference (CNBB), w ...
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  18 January 2021
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - The Archbishop of San Salvador: after 29 years the peace agreements have yet to be fulfilled and injustice continues San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - In his usual Sunday meeting with journalists, the Archbishop of San Salvador, Mgr. José Luis Escobar Alas, yesterday dwelt as a first point, on the request made to Congress for an amendmen ...