America

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  27 October 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - After the referendum: the Bishops call for dialogue in view of the drafting of the new Constitution Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - After the majority of the citizens in the referendum last Sunday, October 25th, approved the proposal to amend the constitution, the Standing Committee of the Bishops' Conference of Chile also ...
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  27 October 2020
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Health assistance for indigenous communities settled along the Guainia River from the Vicariate of Inírida Inirida (Agenzia Fides) - The Apostolic Vicariate of Inírida continues, in this time of the Covid-19 pandemic, its work of assistance and proximity to some indigenous communities in the Department of Guainía. As of Nov ...
• 26 October 2020
  AMERICA/FRENCH GUYANA - Resignation of the Bishop of Cayenne Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Cayenne (French Guyana), presented by His Exc. Mgr. Emmanuel Lafont. (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 26/10/2020) ...
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  26 October 2020
  AMERICA/PERU - The first Assembly of the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon begins Puerto Maldonado (Agenzia Fides) - The First Plenary Assembly of the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA) begins today, 26 October, which coincides with the first anniversary of the closing of the Special Assembly ...
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  26 October 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Towards the beatification of the "Doctor of the Poor" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Today, October 26, the process of the exhumation of the mortal remains of Doctor José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros, known as "the Doctor of the Poor", will begin: the Venezuelan doctor born in ...
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  23 October 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - After 10 years, a new phase of the inter-congregational missionary Project in Haiti Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The project for missionary cooperation between the Churches in Brazil and Haiti started 10 years ago: the "Inter-congregational Project for Solidarity" was born from the collaboration of the Na ...
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  22 October 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Bishops' Conference supports the fight against fake news in view of the elections Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Conference of Brazil (CNBB) will be ambassador of the #EuVotoSemFakecampanha "campaign, launched by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE). The aim of the initiative is to ensure that ...
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  22 October 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - A priest killed during a robbery Cojedes (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishop of the diocese of San Carlos de Venezuela, Mgr. Polito Rodríguez Méndez, as well as the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Dehonians), issued a statement to i ...
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  21 October 2020
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Land, housing, work and encyclical "Fratelli Tutti" in times of pandemic: virtual meeting of popular movements Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - A little more than six months ago, Pope Francis wrote a letter to the popular movements around the world at a time "of so much anguish and difficulties" following the impact of the Covid-19 ...
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  21 October 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - No pilgrimages for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe: it will be celebrated in communities and families Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - There will be no liturgical celebration in the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe on 11 and 12 December of this year, and not even the traditional artistic events in front of the Basilica. This ...
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  20 October 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Family, freedom, dignity and social justice: the pillars on which to build the country Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) – Mgr. Rolando José Álvarez, Bishop of the diocese of Matagalpa, in his homily on Sunday, October 18, indicated four fundamental elements which must contribute to the "moral" construction of ...
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  20 October 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - National youth days are to take place online in times of Coronavirus Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - As a result of the Covid 19 pandemic, the National Youth Day (DNJ) 2020 will be celebrated differently in Brazilian dioceses this year. Although a common date is set for October 25th, each dioc ...
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  20 October 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - Churches destroyed: the Bishops urge us to distance ourselves from irrational violence Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The fire that led to the total destruction of the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, a few meters from Piazza Italia, in the center of Santiago de Chile, marked the day of Sunday 18 October, ...
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  19 October 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Great participation and respect for all in yesterday's poll La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - "Congratulations to the Bolivian people for the electoral day lived in peace and respect for all, with great participation, freely expressing their sovereign will for the future of Bolivia": with ...
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  19 October 2020
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Bishops: "the country calls for a change of attitude of all political leaders" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of the virtual meeting of the Episcopal Commissions, held last week, the Bishops of Venezuela presented their Pastoral Exhortation "On the social, economic, moral and political situat ...