America

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  19 July 2019
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - Scandal chat: people ask for the governor's resignation San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - The publication of 900 pages of a "private chat", which reports conversations among Governor Ricardo Roselló and his ministers between November 2018 and January 2019, where they make fun of an ...
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  19 July 2019
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Violent episodes do not stop: Bishops shocked by the ferocity and cruelty Asunción (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of Paraguay have expressed their dismay regarding the murder of an elderly couple and their two grandchildren, which occurred last week on an estate in Chaco, and called for the im ...
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  18 July 2019
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - General strike against corruption, layoffs, school and health cuts Quito (Agenzia Fides) - The general strike has paralyzed Ecuador for two days now, with the population taking to the streets to protest against the corruption of the political class and the economic policies of President ...
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  18 July 2019
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Towards the 32nd Week for Peace: objective 1,000 "territories of peace" Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - The theme "I am and we are a territory of peace" will mark the celebration of the 32nd Week for Peace, from 2 to 9 September, which wants to make visible and promote the efforts of thousands of ...
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  17 July 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Significant increase in poverty, there is solidarity but state policies are urgent Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - In 2018 there was a significant increase in multidimensional poverty in Argentina in a context of high inflation and economic stagnation: 33.6% of Argentines appear to be below the poverty ...
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  16 July 2019
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Letter of commitment from seminarians: "we cannot speak of vocation excluding the mission" Santo Antônio da Patrulha (Agenzia Fides) - "The Congress was, without doubt, a moment of true awareness of the missionary journey of the Church in Brazil and in the world". This is what 235 diocesan and religious semin ...
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  15 July 2019
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Amendment of the Constitution: concern and fears of an "imbalance of democratic stability" Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo, Mgr. Jesus Castro Marte, has warned that an "imbalance of democratic stability" could occur in the country following the political ...
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  15 July 2019
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Bishops on possible agreement with Trump on migrants: "would cause serious damage regarding the good and sovereignty of the country" Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - In the imminency of a probable agreement between the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, with Guatemalan President, Jimmy Morales, on the subject of migration that wo ...
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  13 July 2019
  AMERICA/PERU - Tía María mining project: communities mobilized, intervention of Bishops to avoid new conflicts Arequipa (Agenzia Fides) - "The Presidency of the Peruvian Bishops’ Conference, in response to the reactions aroused by the 'Tía María Project', expresses concern about the possible development of this situation and ...
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  13 July 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Religious communities: "putting the most disadvantaged people at the center of social and political action" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - "The electoral process does not have to necessarily mean crisis, because it is simply something that inevitably happens in democracies. Now it is necessary to revitalize democracy, not just ...
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  12 July 2019
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - First Ad Gentes missionary formation meeting for Central American animators Valle de Angeles (Agenzia Fides) - Representatives of groups involved in the missions, both members of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) and other pastoral care workers of Central American (Panama, Costa Rica, Nicar ...
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  12 July 2019
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Bishops: "Venezuela cries out for a change of direction, a return to the constitution" Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - At noon yesterday, 11 July, on behalf of all the Bishops of Venezuela, Archbishop Jesús González De Zárate, Archbishop of Cumaná; Mgr. Jorge Aníbal Quintero, Bishop of Barcelona and Mgr. Jo ...
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  11 July 2019
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - The first liturgical feast of the blessed martyrs of La Rioja: an opportunity to learn and imitate their testimony of faith La Rioja (Agenzia Fides) - "The joy of the beatification of our martyrs Enrique, Carlos, Gabriel and Wenceslao continues to beat in our hearts and encourages us to continue walking as a community in the "state of beatifi ...
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  11 July 2019
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Church will continue to remain on the side of the people, mainly alongside those who suffer the most Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Archbishop of Maracaibo and President of the Venezuelan Bishops' Conference (CEV), Mgr. José Luis Azuaje, assured that the Church will remain with the people, especially with those who suff ...
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  10 July 2019
  AMERICA/PANAMA - May governors work for the dignity of the person and for the common good, and may citizens contribute to building a better Panama Panama (Agenzia Fides) - "The new authorities have the historical possibility of regaining the trust of people with a government management centered on the dignity of the person and on the common good; and the citizens h ...