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  4 November 2022
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops and laity: "The government should take its responsibilities and respond urgently to the demands of the population" La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - The Secretary General of the Bolivian Episcopal Conference, Monsignor Giovani Arana, yesterday, on behalf of the Permanent Episcopal Council, made an urgent appeal to the government to "assume it ...
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  3 November 2022
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "The exercise of citizenship does not end with the end of the electoral process", the Bishops call for reconciliation Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - The conclusion of the electoral process "calls us even more to reconciliation, which is essential for the new cycle that is opening. Now, everyone, without distinction, must accompany, demand a ...
• 28 October 2022
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Msgr. Bittschi Mayer Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On September 2, 2022, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, appointed National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Bolivia ad interim, His Exc. Msgr. Adolfo Eduardo José Bittsc ...
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  28 October 2022
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Concerns about the increase in violence, the Church always willing to facilitate dialogue Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - "As Pastor of the People of God in Santa Cruz, I express my deep concern at the increase in violence that fuels more violence. It is deplorable to live in a situation of pain and suffering ca ...
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  27 October 2022
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - In the Amazon the cry of the Earth can no longer be ignored Macapà (Agenzia Fides) - The Camillians of the Amazon are also spokespersons for the cry of the Earth, which can no longer be ignored. Father Marcelo Valentim de Oliveira, a Camillian religious and doctor, is committed ...
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  25 October 2022
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Women and children also victims of violence in land conflicts, homicides increase by 150%, "slave labor" decreases Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - In the first half of 2022, 759 episodes of “no-camp” conflicts were recorded in Brazil, involving 113,654 families. These episodes correspond to 601 cases of land conflicts, 105 cases of co ...
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  24 October 2022
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Social Week 2022: The focus is on land rights and agricultural reform Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - "Land ownership in Paraguay" is the theme of the "Social Week 2022" to be held from 25 to 27 October in the capital Asuncion, organized by the Episcopal Commission for Social Pastoral Care. The ...
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  22 October 2022
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Venezuelan emigrants integrated into Brazilian society through work: the experience of the "Casa Bom Samaritano" Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - A new group of migrants arrived this week at the "Casa Bom Samaritano" Reception Center in Brasilia. The House, inaugurated in February 2021, serves as temporary accommodation for refugees and ...
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  20 October 2022
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Seven Ad Gentes missionaries sent out as a “handful of leaven” Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "You are a small group, but God's grace is great. May you, wherever you are, be the handful of leaven that is put into the dough, with your life and your mission to make Jesus known and loved! ...
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  19 October 2022
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - "We have taken the first step, Ecuador needs us to continue walking together": dialogue tables concluded Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Four great reflections and as many challenges have emerged at the end of the work of the "dialogue tables" attended by representatives of the government, indigenous and social organizations, the C ...
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  18 October 2022
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The "deadly route" of the Darién does not stop thousands of migrants trying to reach the United States Apartado (Agenzia Fides) - The region of El Darién, also known as Tapòn del Darién and Darién Forest, covers some areas in the province of Panama (Panama) and north of the department of Chocó (Colombia). The wild an ...
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  17 October 2022
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Bishops call for judicial reform: Human dignity and human rights must be the focus La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - "In the Gospel, the woman, the widow, wanted justice, and had to deal with a judge who didn't care about God or men, it seems that she lived in Bolivia, where many are asking for a reform of just ...
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  14 October 2022
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - After the opening of the borders: Bishops of Venezuela and Colombia discuss migration and warn of a humanitarian crisis Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The Episcopal Conferences of Venezuela and Colombia have been in constant contact for many years to exchange ideas, proposals and work plans for the benefit of the ecclesial communities of both ...
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  13 October 2022
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Bishops: Just economy as a basis for peaceful coexistence Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - In a message published at the end of their Plenary Assembly, the Bishops of Honduras appreciate the peaceful climate following the transition to the new government, while expressing their co ...
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  12 October 2022
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Faith and religion must not be exploited for electoral purposes Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "We regret that in the current election campaign, faith and religion are increasingly being used as a means of winning votes in the second round," the President of the Brazilian Bishops' Confer ...