America

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  10 April 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops multiply efforts to welcome migrants but the situation is catastrophic Coahuila (Agenzia Fides) – The Catholic Bishops in north east Mexico have united to welcome convoys of migrants attempting to enter the country and pass the border with the United States of America. Bishop Alonso Gar ...
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  10 April 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Religious today “more contemplative, more humble, more committed to the common good and the rights of individuals” AMERICA/ARGENTINA – Religious today “more contemplative, more humble, more committed to the common good and the rights of individuals” Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) – “These times of rapid and profound change ...
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  9 April 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Four priorities to elaborate the National Mission Programme Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) – Missionary formation, mission ad gentes, missionary animation, prophetic social comittment : these four priorities identified by the 36th assembly of the National Mission Council (COMINA), 4 ...
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  8 April 2019
  AMERICA/CHILE - From the youth of Santiago the impulse to promote the missionary experience Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a great missionary project, with which we try to reach all the young people of the parishes who want to share a missionary experience. We know that mission changes life, the perspective ...
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  5 April 2019
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Catholics involved in the politics of five countries confront the Bishops Marianela (Agenzia Fides) - There will be about 80 participants in the meeting of Catholics with political responsibilities at the service of the peoples of the Latin American Cono Sur, which will be held from 10 to 12 A ...
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  5 April 2019
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Cardinal Tobin's statement on the proposed funding cutoff for the Northern Triangle Newark (Agenzia Fides) - "It is with a profound sense of sadness that I have read about the proposed cutoff of humanitarian aid to the Northern Triangle countries of Central America. I continue to be amazed that some sti ...
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  4 April 2019
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - The law on religious freedom pending the signature of the President La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - Bolivia will have a law that intends to regularize the activity of evangelical groups and Aymara ten years after the approval of the Constitution, which guarantees full religious freedom and wors ...
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  4 April 2019
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - CELAM meeting of indigenous pastoral workers Latacunga (Agenzia Fides) - The meeting of indigenous pastoral workers, organized by the CELAM Department of Culture and Education, is taking place in Latacunga, Ecuador, from 1 to 6 April, through its executive secretar ...
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  3 April 2019
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Bishops' message: the challenge to build a nation that is the home for all, respecting dignity and human rights Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "Given the seriousness of the situation we are experiencing in Venezuela, we Bishops, interpreting the cry and desires of our communities, have written several messages regarding particular situ ...
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  3 April 2019
  AMERICA/PERU - Bishops ask to investigate the death of a British Lasallian religious Iquitos (Agenzia Fides) - The Peruvian Episcopal Conference, through a statement sent to Agenzia Fides, informs of the death of brother Paul McAuley, a member of the Institute of the Brothers of Christian Schools (La Sa ...
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  2 April 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - A response from the Brazilian Church to the Venezuelan migrant crisis Leme (Agenzia Fides) - Solidarity in welcoming Venezuelan migrants is one of the challenges the Brazilian Catholic Church is facing in recent months. Most Venezuelans arrive in the country along the border of Pacaraima, ...
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  2 April 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Communities that welcome with joy: the key to missionary awakening Bogotá (Agenzia Fides) - “Baptized and sent. Missionary action in the context of the evangelizing process", is the title of the National Missionary Meeting held in Bogotá from 26 to 28 March, within the framework of ...
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  1 April 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Bishops of Nicaragua denounce "the harsh repression against peaceful citizens" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Nicaragua have condemned the harsh repression carried out last Saturday against peaceful demonstrators, who had gathered in the center of Managua. The protesters were literally at ...
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  30 March 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Cardinal Pimiento, one hundred years and seven Popes: "Discernment and wisdom to overcome polarization" Bogotá (Agenzia Fides) - "As a Church in Colombia we have not always done the right thing. We should have begun to preach a Gospel of freedom so that Colombia would not begin its independent life as a quarrelsome countr ...
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  29 March 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops concerned about pension reform: penalizes the poor, women, peasants, the disabled Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "Among our current concerns, we highlight the pension reform presented by the government to the National Congress for debate and approval", reads the statement of the Permanent Council of the B ...