America

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  17 October 2020
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - Water recognized as a public good and human right: the satisfaction of the Church San Salvador (Agenzia Fides) - The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador unanimously approved, with 78 votes in favor and no votes against, the reform of the Constitution of the Republic to recognize water as a public good ...
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  16 October 2020
  AMERICA/HONDURAS - The National Director of the PMS: "It is important to make the link between charity and evangelization known" Tegucigalpa (Agenzia Fides) - "There is great joy and enthusiasm in all diocesan Missions Directions for missionary October. This is a great opportunity to invite all the baptized to become aware of their vocation and th ...
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  16 October 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - A young priest ordained five months ago found dead Caratinga (Agenzia Fides) - "The Diocese of Caratinga informs with great regret the death of Fr. Adriano da Silva Barros, parish vicar of São Simão parish, in Simonésia, MG. Fr. Adriano had disappeared in the early af ...
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  15 October 2020
  AMERICA/PERU - The reorganization of REPAM continues: Cardinal Barreto new President Iquitos (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Pedro Barreto takes over the Presidency of the Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM), succeeding Cardinal Claudio Hummes, in this important service. Cardinal Barreto, Archbishop of Hu ...
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  15 October 2020
  AMERICA/HAITI - A long list of deaths and violence: proliferation of weapons, impunity and corruption among the causes Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - Violence does not stop in Haiti, which in recent weeks has been causing a wave of deaths. On Monday, October 12, Eric Elias Diogène, Senator Youri Latortue’s bodyguard, was shot dead i ...
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  14 October 2020
  AMERICA/PERU - Reflections of the Bishops of Amazonia on the Encyclical Fratelli tutti Puerto Maldonado (Agenzia Fides) - "The text of the new Encyclical Fratelli tutti fits perfectly with the Encyclical Laudato Sì (2015), appealing to the whole world to take care of the Common Home. Now the Pope calls u ...
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  13 October 2020
  AMERICA/PANAMA - Archbishop to farmers: land is sacred and cannot be sold Panama (Agenzia Fides) - "Let us not be tempted to sell our inheritance, our land, because we live on it and it is sacred; we must not allow speculators to invade your fields and you should turn down offers from those wh ...
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  13 October 2020
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Bishops' appeal: a "frank, transparent and fruitful" dialogue to overcome social tensions San José (Agenzia Fides) - We want to reaffirm once again the appeal to the President for a frank, direct, transparent, multisectoral dialogue that leads to concrete results. It must be a fruitful dialogue for the benef ...
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  12 October 2020
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Feast of Our Lady of Aparecida for the first time without pilgrims: "People feel the ever-living presence of Mary" Aparecida (Agenzia Fides) - The feast of Our Lady of Aparecida, which is celebrated every year on October 12, takes place for the first time without the popular Marian pilgrimages, which had to be canceled due to the pan ...
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  12 October 2020
  AMERICA/PARAGUAY - Catholics of Concepcion: "Let us pray for the release of our kidnapped brothers" Concepción (Agenzia Fides) - Decisive repudiation of the criminal acts committed by the the group known as the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) and the request for an immediate release was expressed by the Catholic commun ...
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  10 October 2020
  AMERICA/CHILE - The Bishops: "there is a great diversity of options and opinions, but its vocation is unity and its path is peace" Santiago (Agenzia Fides) - The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Conference of Chile, in view of the plebiscite on October 25, invites "citizens to inform themselves adequately about this important decision for the dem ...
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  9 October 2020
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - Archbishop Báez: "Nicaragua urgently needs international solidarity and pressure" Miami (Agenzia Fides) - "I personally believe that as long as Ortega, Murillo and their repressive government are there, there is no room for fair, democratic and transparent elections in Nicaragua": said the Auxiliary B ...
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  8 October 2020
  AMERICA/PUERTO RICO - World Mission Sunday 2020: In times of the pandemic, announce Jesus in the “suburbs” San Juan (Agenzia Fides) - The National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies of Puerto Rico, Mgr. Daniel Fernández, Bishop of Arecibo, invites us to the celebration of World Mission Sunday (DOMUND) and cites an ...
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  8 October 2020
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - Caritas and student pastoral care: "Free elections under the sign of peace and democracy" La Paz (Agenzia Fides) - A few days before the presidential elections in Bolivia, which will be held on Sunday, October 18, the Social Pastoral/Caritas (Pasoc), in cooperation with the student Pastoral office, are appeal ...
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  7 October 2020
  AMERICA/MEXICO - Laws must be at the service of the dignity of every human being Nuevo Casas Grandes (Agenzia Fides) - "In view of the current situation in our country, we see the serious risk that another initiative will further divide and polarize society and destroy the most important institution ...