America

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  29 July 2022
  AMERICA/CHILE - Men and women religious invited to "responsible and informed discernment" on the new Constitution Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - An invitation to the communities, and in a personal way to every consecrated person, to participate "in a responsible way in the exercise of discernment that engages us in the process that our ...
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  29 July 2022
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - A new initiative on a vocational and missionary theme has been presented Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "Sent by the Spirit to the ends of the world" is the theme that will accompany the new vocational and missionary initiative conceived and launched by the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in B ...
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  28 July 2022
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Bishops stand in solidarity with police after attacks and killings: "Every fallen policeman is a brother" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "We express our most sincere condolences for the loss of many members of the National Police. We wish to extend this sentiment to all the relatives of the police officers who have fallen in the f ...
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  28 July 2022
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Women and migrants are the main victims of human trafficking; labor slavery on the rise Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - In 2013 the General Assembly of the United Nations established that July 30 would be celebrated every year as the World Day to combat human trafficking. The aim was to "create greater awareness ...
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  27 July 2022
  AMERICA/CANADA - The Pope to native peoples: Christ can heal even the "indelible pain" of your wounds Edmonton (Agenzia Fides) - Faith rarely comes "from reading a book alone in a corner", instead, "it spreads within families, transmitted in the language of mothers, in the sweetly lyrical accents of grandmothers". The ...
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  27 July 2022
  AMERICA/CANADA - Father Ouellet: "Let us learn from the Pope how to continue our mission of truth, forgiveness and reconciliation" Montréal (Agenzia Fides) - "Walking together": this is the common thread, but also the approach proposed to Canadians on the occasion of the 37th apostolic journey of Pope Francis which is taking place in these days in ...
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  27 July 2022
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The President of Celam: "huge amounts of money for the war instead of investing in combating the causes of the conflicts" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - "We regret with deep disappointment how huge amounts of money are allocated to war instead of investing in intelligently and completely in the fight against the causes of conflicts", underlined t ...
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  27 July 2022
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REP. - On August 15, the closing celebrations of the Altagracian Jubilee Year Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The Dominican Episcopal Conference (CED) has announced the celebrations planned for the closing of the Altagracian Jubilee Year, convened on the occasion of the centenary of the canonical ...
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  26 July 2022
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - International Seminar: reflections and proposals to achieve "Comprehensive Disarmament in Latin America and the Caribbean" Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - Today, July 26, the International Seminar "Comprehensive Disarmament in Latin America and the Caribbean" is being held at the Santo Tomás University of Bogota, whose objective is to inform about ...
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  26 July 2022
  AMERICA/CANADA - "One cannot proclaim God in a way contrary to God himself". Pope Francis asks native peoples for forgiveness Edmonton (Agenzia Fides) - Faith in Christ can only be announced "in freedom and charity", as Christ himself wishes. When one renounces this trait of gratuitousness, and wants to "inculcate God in people" by imposing him ...
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  25 July 2022
  AMERICA/CHILE - Bishops ask for "informed discernment and vote in conscience" for the new Constitution Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - On September 4, Chileans are called to approve or reject the text of the new political Constitution for the country, marking the last stage of a long process that began with street protests and ...
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  23 July 2022
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Pontifical Mission Societies and the II World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - The National Direction of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Venezuela has created and made available a handout in order to live with joy and in the company of loved ones the II World Day ...
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  22 July 2022
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Joyful in hope, patient in suffering, persevering in prayer to build reconciliation Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - The truly profound reconciliation that Colombia needs, and that the history of this nation needs, is based on "love for enemies, active non-violence, responding to war with forgiveness , in openi ...
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  22 July 2022
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - "Fake news, religion and politics": online course to combat disinformation and strengthen the commitment to truth Brasilia (Agenzia Fides) - "Develop the ability to verify the news, exercise the Christian attitude of spreading the truth and form a network of news fact-checkers in the Church": This is the objective of the online cour ...
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  21 July 2022
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - The bishops invite "not to lose the illusion of building peace, seeking justice, defending life" Guatemala de la Asuncion (Agenzia Fides) - "We invite the Guatemalans not to lose the illusion of building peace in our country. God calls us to seek justice to defend human life in all its moments and people, especially ...