Every morning in the wee small hours lately, I read or listen to the daily Mass readings on the USCCB website as I feed the twins. Usually I’m struggling to …
Nicaragua
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LIVERPOOL, England (OSV News) — Human rights defender Bianca Jagger has accused the Nicaraguan dictatorship of creating a spiritual vacuum in the country by its purge of Catholic clergy. Jagger, …
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Good evening! After you raise a happy hour glass to St. Germanicus, a youth in Smyrna martyred in 155 after he refused to apostatize, raise it again to the crowds …
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Catholic organizations urge prayer for Nicaragua amid crackdown on church
by David Agrenby David AgrenMEXICO CITY (OSV News) — The Pontifical Mission Societies and Aid to the Church in Need are urging Christians to pray for peace in Nicaragua amid a crackdown on the …
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UPDATE: Exiled Nicaraguan bishop asks world’s bishops ‘not to abandon us’ as wave of priest arrests ends year in dictator-run country
by David Agrenby David Agren(Editors’ Note: Updated with new information Jan. 1 at 2 p.m. EST) MEXICO CITY (OSV News) — Since Christmas, Nicaraguan police and paramilitaries have detained more than a dozen priests, …
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Caritas staff convicted, ‘posadas’ forbidden amid Christmas crackdown in Nicaragua
by David Agrenby David AgrenBUENOS AIRES (OSV News) — Six lay staff members from a now-closed diocesan Cáritas chapter were convicted on money laundering charges in Nicaragua on Christmas Eve as the Sandinista regime …
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MEXICO CITY (OSV News) — The Nicaraguan regime has extinguished the Jesuits’ legal status and ordered the expropriation of its assets, effectively making it illegal for the Society of Jesus …
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Microbrewing and miracles and Mariapolis, oh my! This week’s stories have covered the gamut of topics: happy stories such as a Catholic priest sharing the Good News via “ale-vangelization” at …
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Nicaraguans disapprove of bishop’s imprisonment; USCCB’s international policy chairman urges his release
by David Agrenby David Agren(OSV News) — Nicaraguans overwhelmingly disapprove of the conviction and imprisonment of Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, according to a survey in the increasingly repressing Central American country, where the …
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(OSV News) — Upholding religious liberty must entail mutual respect, said Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia. On his most recent “Walk Humbly” podcast, Bishop Burbidge …
