America

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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 ...
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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 ...