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… of the pandemic. Hurricane Iota devastated a tiny Colombian island province off the coast of Nicaragua, destroying 80% of the buildings and damaging all of them, writes Cody Weddle for …

… marked the first recorded Category 5 storm ever to hit the island, which sits off the coast of Nicaragua. The Colombian government estimates that the hurricane damaged 100% of structures, destroying eight of 10 of them. Iota later hit Nicaragua as a Category 4 storm, then barreled through Honduras, both already reeling from …

… were still incommunicado and people were looking for family members. Hurricane Iota struck Nicaragua 15 miles south of where Hurricane Eta hit the Central American country just two weeks … and early reports were of disastrous situations. The Category 4 storm hit the coast of Nicaragua near the border of Honduras around 9:40 p.m. Nov. 16, causing storm surges and flooding … of rice, yucca and plantains. Hurricane Iota weakened to a Category 2 storm as it crossed Nicaragua. It caused flooding and cause damage in neighboring Honduras and was eventually …

… made them divert charitable donations to gang members' families," it added. In neighboring Nicaragua, according to Amnesty International — one of a phalanx of sources used by Pew to …

… Caritas, the church's humanitarian aid agency, was responding to Eta, which came ashore in Nicaragua Nov. 3 and provoked devastating flooding and destruction even as it weakened and moved …

… diplomatic service for five decades. Among his assignments: apostolic nuncio, Honduras and Nicaragua (1974-80); apostolic pro-nuncio, Algeria and Tunisia (1980-86); apostolic pro-nuncio, …

… Service … Caritas, the church's charitable agency, was responding to Hurricane Eta, which hit Nicaragua Nov. 3 and threatened to provoke devastating flooding and destruction as it moved … through Central America. Hurricane Eta made landfall on the Mosquito Coast of northeastern Nicaragua near the municipality of Puerto Cabezas, where strong winds ripped the roofs off of … of Managua, Nicaragua, tweeted Nov. 2: "I lift up my prayer to the Lord for our brothers of Nicaragua's north Caribbean in the face of the imminent arrival of Hurricane #Eta. May God …

… de Guadalupe as the most important date on the calendar. The daughter of immigrants from Nicaragua now straddles the cultures of academia and activism, a worldview shaped by a sometimes …

… David Agren … Catholic News Service … Catholic leaders in Nicaragua have expressed alarm at several proposed laws that could prohibit groups and … of Managua's peace and justice committee said in an Oct. 5 statement. "I join the people of #Nicaragua in rejecting all attempts by the regime to prevent freedom of expression in our … Oct. 7, using the hashtag, "They will not silence us." Baez tweeted from Miami, having left Nicaragua in 2019 for safety reasons, at the urging of Pope Francis. Baez told the German news …

… word "Latino" suggests. In D.C. in the 1980s, most of the immigrants were from El Salvador and Nicaragua, but by the time the new century rolled in, other Central Americans and Mexicans had …

… in the United States. The ruling also is expected to affect TPS holders from Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Sudan and Nepal. "He's ended it but what it means is that there's this six-month …

… Casaldáliga was placed barefoot in a simple coffin covered with a patchwork shawl from Nicaragua and a cross on his chest made by the Xavante Indians for the vigil in the city of Batatais. The bishop often visited Nicaragua without the approval of the nation's bishops. The Claretian chapel was adorned with …

… that the church proclaims," they said. At the Vatican Aug. 2, Pope Francis prayed for Nicaragua and said told people during his Angelus address: "I am thinking of the people of Nicaragua who are suffering because of the attack in the cathedral of Managua, where an image of … The firebombing of the cathedral was but one of at least three attacks on churches in Nicaragua within days, said Aviles, who reported police parked outside his parish and took photos …

… Catholics think they're meeting in church, it surely isn't God? … PAUL PEULEVE BAKER Managua, Nicaragua … *** An editorial board that states Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's " Catholicism …

… Claire Giangravé … The Associated Press … In the Central American country of Nicaragua, already faced with high poverty rates and civil unrest, the government is failing to … pandemic, according to one Catholic bishop. "The situation regarding the pandemic in Nicaragua is being handled by the government in a way that is incomprehensible, irrational and … of people's human rights," said Bishop Silvio José Báez, auxiliary bishop of Managua, Nicaragua, in an online news conference on May 12. According to the bishop, the president of …

… order to become free, but we are happy that she's now free." Destro criticized Venezuela and Nicaragua's lack of human rights progress. "We've not seen any human rights improvements in … inflation that has forced millions of Venezuelans to flee to neighboring countries." In Nicaragua, "President Daniel Ortega continues to consolidate his power and erode democracy and …

… studies at the workshop presented examples of community-based research in action within India, Nicaragua and the Philippines. Representatives from each country led the discussions. In Nicaragua, farming cooperatives have partnered with Santa Clara researchers to use mapping, data …

… the abbey at Gethsemani, Kentucky, where he schmoozed with Thomas Merton. But he went back to Nicaragua in 1965 to found a church on a remote archipelago on Lake Nicaragua. The priest trained painters who depicted the region's natural grace in primitivist … earlier where the revolutionaries persecuted the church for having sided with the rich, in Nicaragua the church was welcomed into the revolutionary fold precisely because priests like …

… the renowned poet and Roman Catholic cleric who became a symbol of revolutionary verse in Nicaragua and around Latin America, and whose suspension from the priesthood by St. John Paul II … Centeno, a close friend of Cardenal, told The Associated Press the poet was hospitalized in Nicaragua's capital of Managua a couple of days ago with a heart problem. Cardenal received …

… Alberto Idiaquez, "as well as other institutions and people linked to the Society of Jesus in Nicaragua." A Feb. 7 statement published the conference of Jesuit provincials of Latin America … harm affecting staff or students at the school. "We deeply regret that the political crisis in Nicaragua continues to worsen and the possibility of dialogue between the government and the …