America

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  8 January 2021
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Lasallian religious killed during an attempted theft Barquisimeto (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Víctor Hugo Basabe, Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Barquisimeto, mourns in communion with the clergy of the Archdiocese and unites with all the pilgrims of God in our ...
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  8 January 2021
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Testimony of a Franciscan after the violence on the Capitol Building, there is need to start afresh from the search for peace and the common good New York (Agenzi Fides) - "The violent insurrection on the Capitol Building in Washington, DC marks a dark moment in American history. It has shocked and disturbed the vast majority of Americans who believe in free speec ...
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  7 January 2021
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops are calling for cohesion and inclusion in the pandemic Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "In the fight against Covid-19, it is important that everyone works together, in solidarity and without exclusions. The virus does not respect borders, social classes and any other forms of cat ...
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  7 January 2021
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The analysis of the situation of the country in times of the pandemic at the center of the work of the Assembly of Bishops Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The 115th Plenary Assembly of the Bishops' Conference of Venezuela (CEV) begins today and will take place online, in accordance with the new regulations of the authorities of this country to lim ...
• 7 January 2021
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 12 June 2020, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, confirmed Fr. David Arias Guzman, CM. as National Director of the Pontifical ...
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  5 January 2021
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REP. - Violence against women and families continues to worsen: "Let's sow peace in 2021" Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Santiago and Chairman of the Dominican Bishops' Conference, Mgr Freddy Bretón Martínez, hopes that the country will have a judicial system that lives up to its name by 2021. ...
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  5 January 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishop of Quibdó thanks for the aid collected and distributed during the pandemic and the winter period Quibdó (Agenzia Fides) - Mgr. Juan Carlos Barreto Barreto, Bishop of the diocese of Quibdó, thanked the benefactors who supported communities in need during the Covid-19 pandemic and winter period. Quibdó is a munici ...
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  4 January 2021
  AMERICA - Message from the President of CELAM: In addition to pain and poverty, 2020 will also go down in history for great acts of Christian charity" Trujillo (Agenzia Fides) - "We are ending a year that history will remember as a time marked by the global health crisis related to the coronavirus - Covid-19. Our region was also faced with this harsh reality", says Mgr ...
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  4 January 2021
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops on the legalization of abortion: "The Church will continue to work with determination for the protection of life" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "The Church in Argentina wants to reaffirm, together with brothers and sisters of different faiths and also with many non-believers, that it will continue to work with determination and pas ...
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  30 December 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Archbishop Calderón: "the Church and the attitude of the Good Samaritan, of giving a hand to those in need" Tapachula (Agenzia Fides) - Mgr Jaime Calderón Calderón, Bishop of Tapachula, Mexico, urged government authorities not to repress the right to mobility of migrants. This is what he said publicly last Sunday, December 2 ...
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  29 December 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - The legalization of euthanasia is "a crime against human life", the dignity of the person and his fundamental rights Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - In a statement released on Christmas Eve, the Standing Committee of the Episcopal Conference of Chile commented on the general approval given by the Chamber of Deputies to a bill that allows eu ...
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  29 December 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Bishops accompany the Nicaraguan people on the path of elections for a new year without violence Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The common message of the Pastors of the Church addressed to the people of Nicaragua, expressed during the celebration of the octave of Christmas, appeared very clear: "to live together the grea ...
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  28 December 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Considerations of the Archbishop of Santa Cruz on the importance of the family during the pandemic Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the celebration of the feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the Archbishop of Santa Cruz, Mgr. Sergio Gualberti, reflected on the importance of this fundamen ...
• 28 December 2020
  AMERICA/BARBADOS - Appointment of bishop of Bridgetown, Barbados Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of Bridgetown, Barbados, the Reverend Neil Sebastian Scantlebury, of the clergy of Saint Thomas of the Virgin Islands, United States of America, unti ...
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  23 December 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - The traditional Christmas feast for children celebrated in Rancagua, in compliance with health measures Rancagua (Agenzia Fides) - Between 21 and 22 December the Parish of Our Lady of Carmen in Rancagua celebrated the traditional Christmas feast with the little ones called “Navidad de los Príncipes”, Christmas of the ...