America

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  13 November 2020
  AMERICA/HAITI - Appeal for the release of a kidnapped Scheut missionary Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - According to local press reports, Father Sylvain Ronald of the Scheut Missionaries (CICM) was kidnapped by armed men on November 10th in Delmas, Haiti. The Haitian Religious Conference im ...
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  12 November 2020
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - The Bishops: "We want to be signs of unity, communion and hope for all, even more so in this time of pandemic" Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Ecuador reaffirm their commitment to "announce, dream and accompany" the pilgrim people in Ecuador, being a sign of unity, communion and hope for all men and women of good will. Thi ...
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  12 November 2020
  AMERICA/PERU - Appeal of the Bishops on the need to listen to the population and to act while thinking of Peru Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "It is urgent to continue and promote the fight against all faces of corruption which has revealed a social cancer that must be definitively cured. Therefore, we must not stop. The commitment and r ...
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  11 November 2020
  AMERICA/PERU - President Vizcarra removed from parliament, the country is politically destabilized Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Lima, Mgr. Carlos Castillo, said that the Congress lacked "a sense of proportion" when it removed President Vizcarra. This is "something very serious". The Archbishop is referring ...
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  10 November 2020
  AMERICA/URUGUAY - Time of hope, time of concern, but "it's always time of God" Florida (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Uruguay (CEU) met from 3 to 7 November in Florida. In the press release published at the end of the work, sent to Fides, they inform that they started ...
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  10 November 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Dehumanization and violence in society: "Why has life lost its value?" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "In recent weeks, worrying facts have come to light: the discovery of the bodies of two dismembered children in the historic center of Mexico City; classmates bullying against a high school ...
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  9 November 2020
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Message of the Bishops to be all united in hope and in commitment to the common good Asunciòn (Agenzia Fides) - "We Bishops of Paraguay, gathered in the 227th Ordinary Plenary Assembly in an unusual context for the life of the Church and of the country because of the health situation, in a climate of pr ...
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  9 November 2020
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Hurricane Eta causes great damage in Central America: Bishops ask for help Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - "Inspired by the parable of the Good Samaritan, we Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Guatemala would like to convey a similar message of solidarity and closeness to the regions of th ...
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  6 November 2020
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Bishops launch an appeal due to the disastrous consequences of the hurricane Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Conference of Honduras have launched an appeal asking for solidarity due to the serious consequences that the tropical Eta phenomenon is leaving in the Country, after having alr ...
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  6 November 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Population still awaiting a court decision five years after the Mariana dam disaster Mariana (Agenzia Fides) - On the afternoon of November 5, 2015, the dam of the Fundão iron mine in Mariana collapsed, causing the death of 19 people and 50 injuries as well as the destruction of countless homes. The s ...
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  5 November 2020
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REP - Family month: "With Christ, defending life" Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The initiative "Un paso por mi Familia" organized by the Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic invite you to take part in the initiatives that protect life and promote the family. Sin ...
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  5 November 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Towards the presidential elections with a divided opposition: Bishop of Matagalpa asks for more humility Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "Humble people do not want to be at the center of attention, the humble do not try to attract attention because they are not interested in attracting attention. When humble people do good, the ...
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  4 November 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - Perspectives for the development of the country in the light of the Catholic social teaching Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - After the national referendum of 25 October, in which the proposal to modify the Constitution won (see Fides 27/10/2020), the V Social Congress is being held on the theme "Together towards a re ...
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  4 November 2020
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The Plenary Assembly of Bishops meets in a virtual format: the focus is on migrants and refugees Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Every year, in November, the Bishops of the United States gather for the General Assembly of the Bishops' Conference (USCCB) in Baltimore. This year's meeting will take place in a virtual for ...
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  3 November 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Archbishop of Santa Cruz commemorates victims of the Covid-19 pandemic on All Souls Day Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - "On this day when we remember all the believers who have died, pain and memories, questions and doubts mingle in our hearts, especially in these tragic times of the global corona epidemic tha ...