America

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  25 July 2020
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The crime of human trafficking is not in isolation or under quarantine: half a million people involved Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - World Day against Trafficking in Persons, called by the United Nations (UN), is celebrated on 30 July so that civil society and States work together against this crime against humanity, as ...
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  25 July 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - "Preaching through social media is like sailing on the open sea" Ibagué (Agenzia Fides) - In times of pandemic, the Church recognizes the importance of intensifying the spiritual accompaniment of populations. For this reason, the priests of the various ecclesiastical jurisdictions, w ...
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  24 July 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - In the face of an increase in infections, the Bishops reiterate that "it is not wise to hold elections" Sucre (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Bolivian Bishops' Conference (CEB), Archbishop Ricardo Centellas of Sucre, reaffirms the position of the Catholic Church in Bolivia on the priority of preserving and caring fo ...
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  24 July 2020
  AMERICA/CUBA - The first Cuban Catholic radio on the Internet, thanks to the commitment of young people Havana (Agenzia Fides) - "Radio El Sonido de la Esperanza", of the Catholic Youth Network (RCJ), is the first Catholic radio station in Cuba to broadcast online 24 hours a day, thanks to the commitment of a group of youn ...
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  23 July 2020
  AMERICA - Mission animation and online Christian formation are strengthened during the pandemic Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The isolation and social distancing established by the authorities to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, has pushed the Church to make greater use of social media to continue its evangelizing ...
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  23 July 2020
  AMERICA - From the health to the economic emergency: 37% of the population will be in poverty because of Covid-19 Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - In the framework of the OECD-LAC Virtual Social Inclusion Ministerial Summit, Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, called for promoting universal, redistributive and solidarity-based s ...
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  22 July 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The funeral of Mgr. Scarpellini: in life he gave everything for the announcement of the Gospel El Alto (Agenzia Fides) - On Monday 20 July, in the Cathedral of the diocese of El Alto, dedicated to the Virgin of Carmel, the funeral mass of Bishop Eugenio Scarpellini was celebrated, Bishop of El Alto, who died on 15 ...
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  22 July 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Mgr Alvarez on the national situation: "Need to build a country where the dignity of the person is respected" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "The Inter-American Commission for Human Rights (IACHR) has received information on the murder of Jorge Rizo in La Trinidad, Estelí. The tragic events took place after the victim shouted anti-g ...
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  21 July 2020
  AMERICA/PERU - First World Assembly for the Amazon: moratorium on mining Iquitos (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 19 July, movements, groups and organizations of the indigenous peoples that make up the Amazon Basin asked the nine countries involved to apply a moratorium on mining activities in the ...
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  20 July 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - On the Day of Charity the news of the death of Archbishop Soares da Costa for Covid-19 Belo Horizonte (Agenzia Fides) - While the Day of Charity was being celebrated in Brazil yesterday (see Fides, 18/7/2020), news of the death of Mgr. Henrique Soares da Costa, Bishop of Palmares, state of Pernambuco, was ...
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  18 July 2020
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The commitment of the Salesians in the fight against Covid-19: "To act from the heart, with transparency and sustained in faith" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "The measures put in place by the Argentine government to stop the spread of coronavirus, if on the one hand have been effective in protecting the population, on the other have created enor ...
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  18 July 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - National Day of Charity, "in harmony with the heart of God" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – Day of Charity is celebrated in Brazil on Sunday 19 July. "Charity, together with Bread, the Word and missionary Action, is one of the four pillars that constitute the life of the ecclesial m ...
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  18 July 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishops in the face of the current situation: "We are committed to life and human dignity" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "We are aware that the year 2020 will leave a sign in the history of the world and Mexico due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has caused pain in countless homes and has seriously damaged the ...
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  17 July 2020
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Bishop of Carapeguá denounces corruption and impunity in times of pandemic Carapeguá (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of Carapeguá, Mgr. Celestino Ocampo, is saddened by the fact that during the pandemic, crime and corruption did not stop, "they are inseparable allies of impunity". This is what h ...
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  16 July 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Mgr. Scarpellini has died: a great missionary who gave his whole life for the Bolivian Church El Alto (Agenzia Fides) - "With deep sorrow we announce that Bishop Eugenio Scarpellini, Bishop of the diocese of El Alto, died on the morning of Wednesday 15 July, after the contagion from Covid-19", reports the Bishops ...