America

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  20 April 2018
  AMERICA/CUBA - Presidential change among general indifference due to the economic situation and widespread pessimism Havana (Agenzia Fides) - "Nobody expects a substantial political change with the election of Miguel Díaz-Canel as new Cuban president", comments María C. López, responsible for the communication of the Archdiocese of ...
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  20 April 2018
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Social welfare reform: protests explode, the Church says "No" to repression Managua (Agenzia Fides) - "How much barbarity! There is already at least one student killed in the university. I feel a lot of pain! Let's say No to repression": this is the heartfelt appeal of Mgr. Silvio José Baez, Au ...
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  19 April 2018
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Wave of violence in the north caused by Colombian drug trafficking San Lorenzo (Agenzia Fides) - "We give support to the inhabitants of the northern border provinces, men, women, children, farmers, the Afro-Ecuadorian people and the Awá, Chanchis, Éperas, Cofanes, Secoyas and Sionas i ...
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  19 April 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Priest murdered in his office Cuautitlán (Agenzia Fides) – Fr. Rubén Alcántara Díaz, 50, judicial vicar of the diocese of Izcalli, in the municipality of Cuautitlán (Mexico), was murdered last night, Wednesday, April 18, with a knife, just bef ...
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  17 April 2018
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - The Bishops in the north denounce the very serious abuses of the special anti-guerrilla force (FTC) Concepción (Agenzia Fides) - "We join the pain of Edelio Morínigo's parents, we assure our prayer and solidarity, we share the testimony and commitment of brother priests Pablo Cáceres and Cristhian Paiva, who accompa ...
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  16 April 2018
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Bishops condemn the murder of journalists and ask to put aside the use of force Quito (Agenzia Fides) - "In this moment of sorrow and deep concern, we join in a heartfelt prayer for the eternal rest of our brothers Javier Ortega, Paul Rivas and Efraín Segarra, abducted and violently murdered, while ...
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  13 April 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishops to presidential candidates: what will they do for human rights, violence, poverty? Cuautitlán Izcalli (Agenzia Fides) - "The Catholic Church, concerned about the well-being of the people of Mexico, wants, in these upcoming elections, to promote dialogue and the participation of citizens, but above all ...
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  12 April 2018
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The Bishops of El Salvador in the United States to support the TPS Washington (Agenzia Fides) – Need to meet members of Congress to try to raise awareness of what could happen if Salvadorans (about 200 thousand) lost their temporary protection status and meet immigrant Salvadoran fait ...
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  12 April 2018
  AMERICA/PERU - "A Church with a priestly way of holiness": the Apostolic Nuncio during his visit to Cuzco Cuzco (Agenzia Fides) - "Priests must take into consideration the main message of Pope Francis, in which he asks to give life to a Church with a priestly path of holiness and not of perfection", said Mgr. Nicola Girasoli ...
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  11 April 2018
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The Bishops of the border defend Venezuelan immigrants Puerto Carreño (Agenzia Fides) – There is major concern "for the growing wave of emigrants towards border cities such as Puerto Carreño and Puerto Inirida" in Colombia, in addition to the need to implement "pastoral ...
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  11 April 2018
  AMERICA - A "Continental Walk" to raise awareness on public policies for children Bogotá (Agenzia Fides) - "It will be a symbolic but strong action: we want to bring tenderness in the public sphere and influence public policies for children in the countries where we will pass". This is how Angel Mori ...
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  10 April 2018
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Appeal of the Church: the environmental protection of the Amazon is a shared responsibility Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "The Venezuelan Amazon: the cry of the earth and the cry of the peoples call for answers" is the title of the document published by REPAM (the Pan-Amazon Ecclesial Network), on behalf of the Ven ...
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  9 April 2018
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - New national coordination for the Pastoral Land Commission Goiania (Agenzia Fides) - On April 5 the Pastoral Land Commission (CPT) elected its new National Coordination for the next three years: Mgr. André de Witte, Bishop of Ruy Barbosa, who was vice president in the last thre ...
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  9 April 2018
  AMERICA/MEXICO - For the first time the Bishops address the citizens of Mexico and United States "for the dignity of migrants" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "For the first time in history, the Bishops address the citizens of Mexico and the United States, regardless of their religious convictions, and in a special way and with great respect, to t ...
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  6 April 2018
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Manifestation of faith and hope of the Rio Negro indigenous communities during Holy Week São Gabriel da Cachoeira (Agenzia Fides) - "The experience of the mystery of Passion, death and resurrection of the Lord manifests itself in different ways in the Brazilian region of Rio Negro, in the diocese of São Ga ...