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… that have practiced or tolerated "severe violations of religious freedom." In addition, Cuba, Nicaragua, Nigeria and Sudan were added to the list. Sudan previously was listed as a country of …

… Winona, Minnesota, and became drawn to Central America. He served most of the 1970s on Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast, where he directed a Lasallian Christian Brothers school. He deftly … funds, but risky as the Sandinistas, who took power in 1979, saw him as an adversary. He left Nicaragua for his own safety and eventually arrived in Huehuetenango in 1981, during the depths …

… the only country with political tensions leading to large-scale demonstrations. Chile, France, Nicaragua, Brazil and other countries of Latin America also are in turmoil. "What does the Holy …

… to receive, attend to and insert into community life those persons who flee their countries (Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador) due to violence." Marco Castro, a lawyer at the …

… for their imprisoned loved ones and, now, the state of siege which threatens their lives." Nicaragua erupted in protests  – which have since been violently suppressed  – in April 2018 as …

… priesthood in 1990, Ortega entered the Vatican diplomatic service in 1997, serving in posts in Nicaragua, South Africa and Lebanon. He was ordained a bishop in 2015. His appointment comes at a …

… leave. Central America's dry corridor comprises parts of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua. This region is most prone to famine, and is home to around 3.5 million people. Extreme …

… Catholic News Service … With increasing concerns worldwide about human rights violations in Nicaragua, a Vatican representative has called for an immediate return to negotiations and a … there. "The Holy See has been following with great attention the sociopolitical situation in Nicaragua and believes that the unsettled disputes should be solved as soon as possible," said … in a speech Sept. 10 during a session of the U.N. Human Rights Council on the situation in Nicaragua. "The Holy See strongly believes that it is essential to implement the agreements …

… the Vatican on diplomatic missions to various countries, including Spain, Malta, Argentina, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Poland and Haiti. He was created a cardinal in 1988 and named prefect of …

… Miller met a similar fate in Guatemala, though he had spent most of his missionary years in Nicaragua. There, he had allied himself with the oppressive regime of Anastasio Somoza in … teacher by training, the politically conservative Miller eventually built and ran schools in Nicaragua. He returned to the U.S. as the Sandinistas took control and he knew that his past support of Somoza precluded his reentry into Nicaragua. Instead, he went to Guatemala to help run a school for Mayan boys. During his time …

… Catholic bishops, and the news of our arrest spread around the world, with media coverage in Nicaragua, Chile, France, the United Kingdom and other countries.  My own university published an …

… and helping them find safety in Canada. They also connected with a Maryknoll missionary in Nicaragua and established a sister parish relationship with Catholics in the town of Esquipulas — … poor and the needy through St. Vincent de Paul, Catholic Relief Services, our sister parish in Nicaragua, and local immigrant services. Being self-directed seems to make us more generous. …

… is not a boring life. It has taken me everywhere. I have visited sister parishes in Mexico and Nicaragua. I have worked at missions in Malawi and Ethiopia. I have done hurricane relief in …

… Germany certainly should have been confronted sooner. What about communist Vietnam? Ortega's Nicaragua? Saddam Hussein's Iraq? Assad's Syria? In the end, as principled as Bailey's …

… He was ordained to the priesthood April 27 in Chicago by Bishop Paul Schmitz of Bluefields, Nicaragua, himself a Capuchin. Kote-Witah ministers to people who have gone through hard times — …

… manipulating political control has a legacy, for example, in Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Nicaragua. The deployment of the sport as creative political resistance to both colonial powers …

… — that the Trump administration has tried to push out with sanctions. He said that Cuba and Nicaragua are next on the list. "This is just an attempt to take over Latin America in a way that …

… … Catholic News Service … Darwin Josue Mejía Montoya could have been shot during protests in Nicaragua last year. He also could still be languishing in a detention center in Arizona, after … to happen, I would be all right." The youngest of six children, Montoya grew up in Boaco, Nicaragua. His parish is Parroquia de Santiago Apostol (Parish of St. James the Apostle) — where … said of his church's sister parish. "I met both Padre Sergio and Darwin when I first visited Nicaragua in January of 2016." Montoya would join Friedrichsen and Sergio on some of their day …

… in real and surreal ways in my life": Not too tidy: joy and holiness Asylum-seeker from Nicaragua credits new home in Iowa to prayers : Darwin Josue Mejía Montoya escaped the threat of violence in Nicaragua and is one of a few to be granted U.S. asylum. Lovers of the Holy Cross sisters draw …

… would travel to Rome — at the request of Pope Francis — after finishing Easter celebrations in Nicaragua, which has convulsed with violence for more than a year. Police and paramilitaries … time. I carry in my heart of a pastor the joy and sadness, the pain and hopes of the people of Nicaragua. Thank you all for your love!" Báez tweeted April 10. "I can tell you with total … 300 in 2018, and they accused police and paramilitaries of using lethal force on protesters. Nicaragua's Catholic Church has attended to injured protesters and lent spiritual support to …