America

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  9 June 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Today "Virtual March for Life": strengthening the fundamental values to face the pandemic Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "Frente pela Vida", a movement that brings together realities from different sectors of Brazilian civil society, has called for a "Virtual March for Life" for today, 9 June. According to inform ...
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  9 June 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Violence against churches and state institutions, "young people are moved by cowardly leaders" denounces Mgr. Cabrero Xalapa (Agenzia Fides) - The Cathedral of Xalapa, in the Mexican state of Veracruz, and the Expiatory Temple of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, known as "El Beaterio", were vandalized during a presumably protest march against ...
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  9 June 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Teachers, good news amid the pandemic La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The president of the educational area of the Bolivian Bishops' Conference, Mgr. Fernando Bascopé Múller, thanked for the work carried out by the teachers of his country who traditionally celebr ...
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  8 June 2020
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - "The pain caused by a crime cannot be resolved by forgetting": the trial for the assassination of the 6 Jesuits and the 2 women begins San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - Today the public hearing of the trial against several alleged military, intellectual and material perpetrators of the murder of 6 Jesuits, an employee and her daughter, which took place on ...
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  8 June 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Mission and solidarity of the Church towards the poor in the country with the highest number of coronavirus deaths Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) - The Brazilian Catholic television broadcaster “Aparecida” has started broadcasting its documentary series again, including the "Archive A" program. Since last Thursday, June 4, the program ...
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  6 June 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Appeal for voluntary quarantine, the voice of the church to protect the population in the face of covid-19 Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "I invite everyone in Nicaragua to take the voluntary national quarantine seriously. Stay at home! Help yourselves! Entrepreneurs, organize a solidarity plan to help the poorest!", with these wo ...
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  6 June 2020
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishops: "the pandemic is a sign of the times, God calls us to return to him, human life is fragile and inconsistent" Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - "The Bishops of Guatemala want to communicate with all the people of Guatemala who, together with millions of human beings in the world, are going through the situation caused by the curr ...
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  6 June 2020
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Eucharistic Missionaries of Nazareth: 100 years proclaiming the Gospel among the poorest Quito (Agenzia Fides) - In conjunction with the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, celebrated on May 3, the Eucharistic Missionaries of Nazareth (MEN) began their jubilee year on the occasion of the centenary of the foun ...
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  5 June 2020
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - "Cutting the roots of racial injustice that infects many areas of society": letter from CELAM to American Bishops Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Latin America reacts united to the situation which unfortunately is taking place these days in the United States of America after the death of George Floyd. Agenzia Fides received from the Pr ...
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  5 June 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Church is concerned about the situation of armed conflicts during health emergencies Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The National Conciliation Commission (CCN), an organization convened by the Catholic Church and composed of citizens of various sectors and currents of political, social and religious thought wit ...
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  5 June 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - Bishops: "we expect willingness and commitment from political authorities and social leaders in order to reach a social pact" Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - Faced with the health and social crisis caused by Covid-19, the Standing Committee of the Chilean Episcopate has called on the authorities and leaders of the country "to put an end to private i ...
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  4 June 2020
  AMERICA/PERU - Missionary year of the family: in the midst of the pandemic, "rediscovering the beauty of family life" Cusco (Agenzia Fides) - "We joyfully announce the Gospel of the family": this is the title of the Pastoral Letter of the Archbishop of Cusco, Mgr. Richard Alarcón, while his archdiocese celebrates "The Missionary Year o ...
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  4 June 2020
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Death Floyd, Cardinal Tobin: "The sin of racism can thrive without control" Newark (Agenzia Fides) - "The murder of George Floyd, which is simply the latest case of a black person who dies in the hands of those who have sworn to protect the community, has provoked justified anger and peaceful pr ...
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  4 June 2020
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The Salesians in the face violence: "As Don Bosco never stood by idly, we too can no longer turn a blind eye" San Francisco (Agenzia Fides) - Following the episodes of racism and violence that have hit the United States in recent days, the West United States Province (SUO) of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB has published a state ...
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  3 June 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The greatest number of priests infected by Covid-19 in the states of Pará and Amapá Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The National Commission of Priests (CNP), linked to the Bishops’ Conference of Brazil (CNBB), has published the number of priests who have been affected by Covid-19 in Brazil. The study, sent ...