America

• 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 ...
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  23 December 2020
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Proposals from the Bishops on how to truly proclaim the presence of God by our side after these months of pain Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The people of Honduras, like St. Joseph "are in disarray but, as Pope Francis reminds us in his recent Apostolic Letter Patris Corde, Saint Joseph knows that God is good to all and that His ...
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  22 December 2020
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Decision to suspend the celebrations in the presence of the faithful on the part of the Episcopate after a meeting with the government Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) - "It is with great sorrow that the Bishops of Uruguay accept the request that the government has addressed to the various religious communities to suspend the celebrations in the presence of t ...
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  21 December 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - A new education for the good of young people and the development of the country La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - "It is necessary and urgent to create a new educational horizon that helps us to walk together, educational authorities, teachers, students, parents and thus to undertake a new educational manage ...
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  21 December 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Mexico mourns the death of Father Pedro Pantoja, defender of the human rights of the poor, farmers and migrants Coahuila (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic community in Mexico mourns the death of Jesuit priest Pedro Pantoja Arreola, victim of the complications of Covid-19. Father Pantoja was a passionate defender of the human rights o ...
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  19 December 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The communities of the department of Guainia thank the Church for its help during the pandemic Inirida (Agenzia Fides) - Through a video message, the communities of the Colombian department of Guainia, located on the triple border between Colombia, Brazil and Venezuela, expressed their gratitude for the work carri ...
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  19 December 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The Brazilian Church launches "SOS Mozambique": Let's help Cabo Delgado upset by three years of violence Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) and Caritas Brazil have launched the campaign "SOS Mozambique: Cabo Delgado wants peace". "We are all brothers, part of a family of many, all ...
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  18 December 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - "A gesture of solidarity, at the foot of the Manger": in times of pandemic it is necessary to redouble efforts Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - Since the beginning of the pandemic, Chilean dioceses and parishes have worked to alleviate the suffering of the population, especially the poorest and most forgotten, with various initiatives, ...
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  18 December 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - El Alto headquarters of the Bolivian Catholic University "San Pablo" named after Monsignor Scarpellini El Alto (Agenzia Fides) - The La Paz Regional Academic Unit of the Bolivian Catholic University "San Pablo" has decided to name its headquarters in the city of El Alto, after "Mgr. Eugenio Scarpellini". This important un ...
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  17 December 2020
  AMERICA/HAITI - The Bishops' Conference reiterates its request for dialogue with political leaders Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The Secretary of the Bishops' Conference of Haiti (CEH), Father Ludger Mazile, reveals that some leaders interested in starting the inter-Haitian dialogue process have already made themse ...
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  17 December 2020
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Bishops invite the Argentine people to prayer and fasting for nascent life Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - The Permanent Commission of the Argentine Episcopate, in its meeting of December 15, reflected on the theme of nascent life and determined a number of pastoral initiatives for the coming da ...
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  16 December 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Appeal of the Bishops to the authorities for full respect for all the fundamental rights of migrants Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Venezuelan Episcopal Conference (CEV) called on the authorities of the country and those of Trinidad and Tobago to respect "fully and without discrimination of any kind all the human rights" ...
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  16 December 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishops of Antioquia and Chocó: Christmas asks us for a courageous choice to put an end to violence, corruption, dishonesty and criminality Medellin (Agenzia Fides) - "As Pastors of the people of God, we continue to be concerned about the problems that plague this region of the country. We dispute that the environmental destruction caused by irresponsible mi ...
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  15 December 2020
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - New caravans of Honduran emigrants heading for the United States, a consequence of the passage of hurricanes Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The head of the Direction of Childhood, Adolescence and Family (DINAF) in Honduras informed that in 2020 4,638 children who had left with the aim of reaching the United States returned to th ...