America

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  15 October 2019
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Agreement reached between President Moreno and indigenous leaders put an end to protests Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Ecuadorian Bishops’ Conference and the representation of the United Nations in Ecuador have published a joint statement to inform that the President of Ecuador, Lenín Moreno, has officially ...
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  14 October 2019
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops call for "transparent elections for authentic democracy" La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - "We are heading towards these elections in a climate of distrust, for fear of a possible manipulation of the electoral process. This situation leads us to demand that all voters go to the polls, ...
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  14 October 2019
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Pilgrimage of the Virgin of Zapopan Jalisco (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic faith of Mexicans expressed itself publicly on October 12, in the traditional pilgrimage of the Virgin of Zapopan, in Mexico. Nearly two million faithful accompanied "La Generala", ...
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  11 October 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The Bishop of Posadas: worries about the lack of candidates' proposals on fundamental issues Posadas (Agenzia Fides) - In a conversation with Radio Tupambaé, the Bishop of the Diocese of Posadas, Mgr. Juan Rubén Martínez, reflected on the electoral campaign that is taking place throughout the country, which h ...
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  10 October 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - President of the Bishops' Conference: "Dialogue and agreements are necessary regardless of who wins the election" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Under the current circumstances, dialogue is needed no matter who will rule after the presidential elections of 27 October. This is emphasized by the President of the Argentine Bishops' Con ...
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  9 October 2019
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Bishops willing to collaborate to resolve current social tensions Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Ecuador (ECE) have publicly offered to "collaborate in finding solutions regarding the tensions currently being faced by Ecuadorian society": this is wha ...
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  8 October 2019
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Cardinal Brenes: "We continue to pray for those who disagree and persecute us" Managua (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Managua, Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, after the Sunday Eucharistic celebration on October 6, answered journalists' questions about the provocations of the military in some parishe ...
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  8 October 2019
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - National pastoral meeting: a people of missionary disciples, with personal experience of Jesus Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of the Dominican Republic, along with more than 300 lay pastoral workers from the 12 dioceses of the country, have given birth to the 37th National Pastoral Meeting, which was ...
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  7 October 2019
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Bishops call for "peace, justice and dialogue" Quito (Agenzia Fides) - "Ecuadorian brothers, faced with the great social and economic challenges in which we live, coherent with our human and Christian principles and values, we invite all men and women of good will to ...
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  7 October 2019
  AMERICA/PERU - Extraordinary Missionary Month: many local initiatives to involve everyone Lima (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October 2019 (EMM), Archbishop Javier Del Río, Archbishop of Arequipa, presided the Mass for the missionaries to be sent, on Saturday 5 Oct ...
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  4 October 2019
  AMERICA HAITI - The opposition is firm in its request for the resignation of the President, an increasingly serious situation Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The interreligious platform "Religions for Peace Haiti" informs that it has had no other choice but to withdraw and reject the request of the Head of State, formulated on September 26 and ...
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  4 October 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Rosary for missions: invitation of the Bishops' Conference to all communities Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "Every October the Catholic Church promotes the prayer of the Holy Rosary and support for missions which this year are also joined by the Synod for the Amazon and the Extraordinary Missionary Mo ...
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  3 October 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - A parish priest in Cauca killed, a battleground between old and new armed gangs Villavicencio (Agenzia Fides) - "We raise prayers to the Lord so that Father Jhony will be welcomed into the Father's house; we pray for the conversion of his murderers and we reject all forms of violence that threaten t ...
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  2 October 2019
  AMERICA/PERU - In the face of the crisis, Mgr. Cabrejos calls for "political maturity for the 33 million Peruvians Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - From the Vatican, where he is to participate in the Synod on the Amazon, the President of the Peruvian Episcopal Conference, sent Agenzia Fides a declaration on the crisis that opened in Pe ...
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  1 October 2019
  AMERICA/HAITI - The bishops: "Violence has an origin ... No people should accept poverty" Les Cayes (Agenzia Fides) - "This is no longer the moment to proclaim that we are all guilty. That is not the truth. Nor to say that we condemn violence from wherever come; it has an origin" stressed the Episcopal Confer ...