America

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  9 November 2020
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Message of the Bishops to be all united in hope and in commitment to the common good Asunciòn (Agenzia Fides) - "We Bishops of Paraguay, gathered in the 227th Ordinary Plenary Assembly in an unusual context for the life of the Church and of the country because of the health situation, in a climate of pr ...
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  9 November 2020
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Hurricane Eta causes great damage in Central America: Bishops ask for help Guatemala City (Agenzia Fides) - "Inspired by the parable of the Good Samaritan, we Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Guatemala would like to convey a similar message of solidarity and closeness to the regions of th ...
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  6 November 2020
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - Bishops launch an appeal due to the disastrous consequences of the hurricane Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops' Conference of Honduras have launched an appeal asking for solidarity due to the serious consequences that the tropical Eta phenomenon is leaving in the Country, after having alr ...
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  6 November 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Population still awaiting a court decision five years after the Mariana dam disaster Mariana (Agenzia Fides) - On the afternoon of November 5, 2015, the dam of the Fundão iron mine in Mariana collapsed, causing the death of 19 people and 50 injuries as well as the destruction of countless homes. The s ...
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  5 November 2020
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REP - Family month: "With Christ, defending life" Santo Domingo (Agenzia Fides) - The initiative "Un paso por mi Familia" organized by the Catholic Church in the Dominican Republic invite you to take part in the initiatives that protect life and promote the family. Sin ...
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  5 November 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Towards the presidential elections with a divided opposition: Bishop of Matagalpa asks for more humility Matagalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "Humble people do not want to be at the center of attention, the humble do not try to attract attention because they are not interested in attracting attention. When humble people do good, the ...
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  4 November 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - Perspectives for the development of the country in the light of the Catholic social teaching Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - After the national referendum of 25 October, in which the proposal to modify the Constitution won (see Fides 27/10/2020), the V Social Congress is being held on the theme "Together towards a re ...
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  4 November 2020
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The Plenary Assembly of Bishops meets in a virtual format: the focus is on migrants and refugees Washington (Agenzia Fides) - Every year, in November, the Bishops of the United States gather for the General Assembly of the Bishops' Conference (USCCB) in Baltimore. This year's meeting will take place in a virtual for ...
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  3 November 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Archbishop of Santa Cruz commemorates victims of the Covid-19 pandemic on All Souls Day Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - "On this day when we remember all the believers who have died, pain and memories, questions and doubts mingle in our hearts, especially in these tragic times of the global corona epidemic tha ...
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  3 November 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - New declaration by the Apostolic Vicar of Aysen on the need to include the right to water in the text of the new Constitution Aysén (Agenzia Fides) - "Water is the origin of all life. Without water there is no life", said the Apostolic Vicar of Aysén, His Exc. Mgr. Luis Infanti de la Mora. "Water is an essential element for life, not only for ...
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  3 November 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Missing priest is safe and sound Teotihuacan (Agenzia Fides) - Without providing details in this regard, Fr. Francisco Núñez Martinez’s sister announced that the priest has been found alive, five days after his disappearance in the State of Mexico ( ...
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  31 October 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - The Catholic community asks the authorities to search for a missing missionary Tecámac (Agenzia Fides) - As part of a campaign with the hashtag #TodosSomosPadrePaco, the Catholics in Tecámac express their solidarity with Priest Francisco Núñez Martínez from Santa María Ajoloapan parish in Tec ...
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  30 October 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - New home for migrants "Simone di Cirene" inaugurated Valdivia (Agenzia Fides) - On 28 October, the accommodation for migrants named "Simon of Cyrene" was inaugurated. The project was initiated by the Office for Social Pastoral Care of the Chilean Diocese of Valdivia in col ...
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  30 October 2020
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Bishops: "The Church does not approve the invasion of lands" Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - With the title "The land belongs to the Lord", the governing body of the Argentine Bishops' Conference issued a statement on October 29th and signed by the Chairman of the Bishops' Conferen ...
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  29 October 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - All Saints' Day: Eucharistic Adoration and Concert "for a missionary Church" Santa Cruz (Agenzia Fides) - The youth Pastoral care and vocational support of the Franciscan Angeline Sisters in Santa Cruz has been inviting young Catholics to the "CristoWin" initiative on October 31 for more than six ...