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Judge blocks temporary protected status cancellation, says ending program unconstitutional
… of California will protect, for now, about 300,000 immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan currently covered by the program who would be deported if it ends. "The court …
Citing contributions to U.S., migrants demand permanent status
… which administers the program, announced it was ending TPS status for recipients from Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti and El Salvador in late 2018 and throughout 2019, saying conditions in those …
Maryland parish helps Puerto Ricans still rebuilding from hurricane
… "As we have evolved over the years ... we have done this through other groups like Fuller; in Nicaragua we worked with Seeds of Learning, which builds schools and community centers." St. Francis Builds has taken volunteers to serve in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Peru, Trinidad, Dominican Republic, Jordan and Mexico. In the U.S., its …
Civil groups lead efforts to reunite children with deported parents
… including several Catholic groups, in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. Beginning with the nine "defenders" that were already focused on civil rights, but …
Parish roundup: March for migrants; prayers for Nicaragua
… during a July 20 Mass at Holy Family Parish in Dale City, Virginia. The church in Nicaragua has endured numerous attacks from pro-government forces, including one July 9 on …
Dolly Pomerleau: a pioneer in the work of justice
… might make a difference. She protested U.S. attempts to overthrow the Sandinista government of Nicaragua in the 1980s, visiting Nicaragua many times, and working closely with the Institute of John XXIII in Managua to which … the project which raised those hundreds of millions of dollars in humanitarian aid for Nicaragua over the years. This meant filling many cargo containers of aid that were shipped to …
Morning Briefing
… says no to migrant detention … After decades of silence, nuns talk about abuse by priests … Nicaragua protests: … Thousands show support for Catholic Church … Just for fun: … Americans …
Somalis in US receive protected status extension, but not redesignation
… that had their status renewed, while six — El Salvador , Honduras , Nepal , Haiti , Sudan and Nicaragua — will see their status permanently expire in the coming months. The vast majority of …
Gingrich: 'Securing' religious liberty top priority for U.S., Vatican
… listed off several examples of persecution around the world, including that of Catholics in Nicaragua, Uyghurs in western China and Rohingya in Myanmar, "but these examples are only a small …
Morning Briefing
… … celebrating five decades in the health care industry … In other news around the web: … Nicaragua Clergy, Siding With Protesters, Becomes ‘Terrible Enemy’ of Ortega … Artificial …
Morning Briefing
… … Immigration bureau says Sister Fox's activities 'are inimical to the interest of the state' Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega … blamed "satanical criminals," Catholic bishops and the …
Nicaraguan bishops to pray for exorcism as violence continues
… Catholic News Service … Police and paramilitaries in Nicaragua have attacked another parish in an indigenous community as churches and clergy come … There's no other name for it." Archbishop Waldemar Stanislaw Sommertag, apostolic nuncio to Nicaragua, said in an message July 17: "Violence cannot solve the political crisis and guarantee future peace in Nicaragua. Crying for the dead and praying for their families, I call the consciences of everyone …
Morning Briefing
… Dennis Coday … Nicaragua in crisis. … After reading these more mainstream accounts, read the last piece for an alternative view of the situation: … This week has been the most tumultous in Nicaragua since a wave of anti-government protests started in April … The Unraveling of Nicaragua … Amid the mass protests against the Ortega regime, the country is showing signs of …
Bishops, journalists attacked at church in Nicaragua
… secretary of the Nicaraguan bishops' conference, told Catholic News Service. Churches in Nicaragua are often used to provide medical attention, according to Rivas, as people are often … of state for Western Hemisphere Affairs, reacted with a tweet: "Outraged by news from #Nicaragua. New violence by gov't-controlled thugs vs. cardinal, nuncio, bishops & independent … June 30. In his Angelus address the following day, the pope called on the faithful to pray for Nicaragua and expressed his support for the country's bishops and "so many people of goodwill in …
Morning Briefing
… people who voted for him are more important to him than the God of his critics. Meanwhile in Nicaragua, churchmen and workers are physically attacked: A church delegation headed by Cardinal …
Yemenis get temporary protected status extension, with limits
… by the current administration. Status holders from Honduras , El Salvador , Haiti , Nepal , Nicaragua and Sudan — who make up more than 97 percent of the immigrants who were covered by the …
Down is the new up: learning the lessons of religious life
… Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ghana, Haiti, India, Ireland, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, South Africa, Switzerland, the Philippines and the United States. You can …
Riot police withdraw as bishops, priests visit besieged Nicaraguan city
… David Agren … Catholic News Service … Clergy from the Archdiocese of Managua, Nicaragua, had planned to pray for peace June 21. Instead, bishops from the archdiocese, Archbishop Waldemar Sommertag, apostolic nuncio to Nicaragua, and about 30 priests from the capital traveled to pray in the besieged city of Masaya. … Auxiliary Bishop Silvio Baez Ortega told locals outside St. Sebastian Parish. "The pain in Nicaragua is enormous," Baez said. "Unarmed people are being massacred. Cities are in the hands …
Local priests on front line as protests close Nicaragua's cities
… to strangle the economy and force Ortega to make concessions. The western city of Leon, Nicaragua's second-biggest, is the city most affected by roadblocks, with an estimated 400 … He said his greatest fear is a slide toward generalized crime and violence. Before April, Nicaragua was the safest country in Central America. "My parishioners are calling for the law of …
CLINIC is lifeline for immigrants and refugees
… affects hundreds of thousands of people from such countries like El Salvador, Haiti, Syria, Nicaragua and Nepal among others. The decision in effect makes legal immigrants into illegal ones …