America

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  3 June 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - "Volunteer soldiers of God": a religious shares the fight against the coronavirus in Beni area Beni (Agenzia Fides) - "Volunteer soldiers of God", a religious woman shares what is experienced due to the coronavirus in the Beni area, Bolivia. In the face of the pandemic, Sister Gabriela Guibarra, Director of the M ...
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  3 June 2020
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - The Bishops: "What does the country need to achieve a dignified life for every citizen" San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - On the solemnity of Pentecost, the Bishops of El Salvador sent a message of hope and closeness to the people of God in this period of pandemic, urging the authorities for a co-responsible d ...
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  2 June 2020
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Peaceful dissent and prayer for the death of George Floyd in El Paso El Paso (Agenzia Fides) - In an atmosphere of violence and generalized tension for the many demonstrations in different places in the United States for the death of George Floyd, in El Paso the Catholic faithful tried to ...
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  2 June 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - If the virus knows no boundaries: the caravan toward the USA does not stop Mexicali (Agenzia Fides) – The southern border of California, in the United States, is where many citizens of the United States arrive who live in Mexico for different reasons. Retirees who live alone or with their fam ...
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  2 June 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - "Solidarity Gesture": food distribution to 24,000 families Margarita (Agenzia Fides) - The "Solidarity Gesture" campaign has managed to distribute food aid to 24 thousand families in many cities of the country. In the area of Margerita and Coche island in Venezuela alone, food ...
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  1 June 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "Tempo de Cuidar": aid campaign for the most vulnerable people during the Covid-19 crisis Belo Horizonte (Agenzia Fides) - Food packages containing rice, beans, sugar, flour, pasta, milk, eggs, oil and sardines, as well as personal hygiene items such as soap and bleach for cleaning are part of the aid distrib ...
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  1 June 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - "Living charity and a people-based economy", the voice of the Church on the feast of Pentecost León (Agenzia Fides) - "We must understand from the Lord that it is necessary to have charity, to be more detached, that it is necessary to transform the mentality that we had before, we must renew a mentality in which ...
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  1 June 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - Bishop-elect of San Felipe: "We need structures of justice" San Felipe (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop-elect of the diocese of San Felipe, appointed by Pope Francis on May 26, gave a long interview to "Kairos News Chile", where he presents himself as a person and as a priest, and of ...
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  30 May 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The Bishops: do not politically exploit the pandemic La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - "We deplore and reject the irresponsible and immoral corruption in the acquisition of ventilators to save the life of the sick. We denounce any attitude and action that endangers the life and hea ...
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  29 May 2020
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Technology, a "good ally" to bring the Word of God into homes Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - Technology has become a "good ally", perfect for Guatemalan Churches, reaching thousands of faithful who are forbidden to meet for liturgies, due to the lockdown imposed to stop the sprea ...
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  29 May 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - Candidates for permanent diaconate in formation through virtual connection La Serena (Agenzia Fides) - In the midst of the difficulties the nation is facing, between social tensions and a pandemic, the school of deacons of San Lorenzo de La Serena, the entity responsible for forming candidates ...
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  27 May 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - The pandemic does not cancel the mission: the PMS confirm the campaign for missionary October Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Brazil have confirmed the missionary campaign for the month of October, even if the world is experiencing a difficult time, due to the pandemic that ha ...
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  27 May 2020
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - "Affirming certainties and strengthening commitments": Mgr. Lozano at the Te Deum for the 210 years of independence San Juan de Cuyo (Agenzia Fides) - Argentina celebrated the national holiday on May 25th. In the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista, the Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo, Mgr. Jorge Lozano, presided over the traditional Te Deu ...
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  26 May 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - The Bishops: "We urge rulers and all sectors of the country to seek and find alternatives and solutions" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday the Nicaraguan Episcopal Conference (CEN) invited the regime of Daniel Ortega and the opposition to create consensus in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, to avoid a "greater human cat ...
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  25 May 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The pandemic has aggravated overcrowding and unhealthy conditions in prisons Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The National Secretariat of the Social Pastoral Care - Colombian Caritas (SNPS-CC) is following with deep concern the complex health emergency that has in particular affected the prisons in the c ...