America

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  8 September 2022
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - The point on dialogue envisaged by the peace agreements: "it is the only way to resolve the great conflicts and the historical demands of all" Quito (Agenzia Fides) - With a message addressed to all Ecuadorians, presented yesterday during a press conference, the Presidency Council of the Bishops' Conference of Ecuador, guarantor of the Peace Acts Agreements, to ...
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  8 September 2022
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Young journalist murdered: Bishops call for protection of freedom of expression Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - "The State must guarantee and protect the right to freedom of expression. This is all the more true in a scenario of great danger, otherwise organized crime, drug trafficking and atrocities wil ...
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  7 September 2022
  AMERICA/CHILE - After the referendum a great social pact is needed, listening to each other and leaving polarization behind Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - In the referendum of September 4, the Chileans expressed their negative opinion on the draft of the new Constitution by a large majority (over 60%) (see Fides, 30/8/2022; 2/9/2022). President G ...
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  7 September 2022
  AMERICA/CANADA - The children of Papua New Guinea at the center of the 2022-2023 Projet-Partage Montréal (Agenzia Fides) - More than 130 children from Papua New Guinea will benefit from the scholastic support of the Projet-Partage 2022-2023 of the Pontifical Society of Missionary Childhood (POSI) of the national d ...
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  5 September 2022
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Missionary preparation and animation begins for the month of October Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - "Missionaries with the Spirit, to the ends of the earth" is the motto chosen by the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Venezuela for Missionary October. "We live in times of great challenges, ...
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  3 September 2022
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Week for Peace: at the center the territories which experience conflicts but also hope Bogotà (Agenzia Fides) - With the motto "Territories in movement for Peace", the Episcopal Conference of Colombia (CEC), through the National Secretariat for Social Pastoral Care and various regional and national social ...
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  2 September 2022
  AMERICA/CHILE - Plebiscite of September 4: the concrete contribution of religious life to the construction of fraternity in a polarized society Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - In view of the referendum to be held next Sunday, September 4th, when Chileans will be asked to give their opinion on the draft of the new Constitution (see Fides, 30/8/2022), the Administrativ ...
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  1 September 2022
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Migration in Central America: Migration officers call for decisive measures and more pastoral support Antigua (Agenzia Fides) - "We call on the social and political leaders of our countries to act decisively and implement local and regional measures and policies that promote inclusive and harmonious development, respecti ...
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  31 August 2022
  AMERICA/PERU - Month of the Bible: “Let us also share the experience of the disciples on the road to Emmaus” Lima (Agenzia Fides) - Under the motto "The Disciples on the road to Emmaus", the Biblical team of the Episcopal Commission for Catechesis and Biblical Pastoral Care has organized a series of special activities for the M ...
• 31 August 2022
  AMERICA/ANTILLES - Confirmation of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Esteban Ramon Kross Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On June 28, 2022, Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, confirmed Fr. Esteban Ramon Kross, of the diocesan clergy of Paramaribo, Suriname, as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies ...
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  30 August 2022
  AMERICA/CHILE - Love for God, one's neighbor and country: on September 4 the Chileans called to a "historical decision for the future" Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - Ahead of the referendum meeting scheduled for next Sunday, September 4th, on the draft of the new Constitution, the Standing Committee of the Chilean Bishops' Conference published a message on ...
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  29 August 2022
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Bishops: “Nothing must distract us from the essential task of education. Peace is possible. Educating to build it is a priority" Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - At the beginning of the new school year 2022-2023, the Mexican Bishops, in a common message, address teachers, parents, students and society in general, and therefore all those involved in e ...
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  20 August 2022
  AMERICA/CANADA - In Brampton: Park named after Catholic Pakistani Minister Shahbaz Bhatti Brampton (Agenzia Fides) - In the Canadian city of Brampton, near Toronto, a public park has been named after Clement Shahbaz Bhatti (1968-2011). The Catholic Pakistani politician was killed by terrorists on March 2, 201 ...
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  9 August 2022
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Personalized video messages for World Mission Sunday New York (Agenzia Fides) - Personalized messages at local level are to be created as part of the campaign of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States for World Mission Day. This year, the directors and coll ...
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  8 August 2022
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Missionary sending of five seminarians to the indigenous communities of the Pemón Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Five seminarians have been sent by the Diocese of San Cristóbal to the Apostolic Vicariate of Caronì, who in the month of August and in various indigenous communities will pastorally accompany ...