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María de Lourdes López Munguía is a Franciscan Missionary of Mary from Mexico who now lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She is a professional psychologist, trained in accompaniment. She received novitiate formation in Managua, Nicaragua, and ministered in Chile, the United States, Tunisia and Congo. She has shared her life with: people recuperating from drug addiction;…
Oliver North to raise money for Franciscan Holy Land Foundation
… to Central American anti-communist rebels looking to overthrow the Sandinista Regime in Nicaragua — the so-called Iran-Contra affair. Over the past 10-plus years, North, who is a born …
Unthinkable violence drives Hondurans north to United States
… poor in these countries even poorer. But poverty can't explain the current crisis. Neighboring Nicaragua -- the poorest country in Central America -- has very few child migrants. A May 27 … 1980s, when the Reagan administration pressured its leaders into joining the U.S. war against Nicaragua -- a war condemned by the International Court of Justice for "unlawful use of force." …
Morning Briefing
… spiritually based” organization providing education and community development in Nicaragua. … Q & A with Sr. Debbie Blow … Global Sisters Report Global Sisters Report … , devoted …
D'Escoto's restoration gives hope for promising future
… Fr. Miguel D'Escoto in a private conversation arranged by Maryknoll friends during a visit to Nicaragua in 1983. Bolivia, where I was a missionary priest, had just emerged the year before … something of the Nicaraguan experience. D'Escoto had been serving as the foreign minister of Nicaragua since the 1979 victory of the Sandinista Revolution. D'Escoto was most friendly and … of Honduran children coming now as refugees to our borders. In 1985, Pope John Paul II visited Nicaragua and enforced church law, ordering D'Escoto and two other priests serving in the …
Three cheers! Pope Francis reinstates Miguel D'Escoto as a priest
… of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, personally when Miguel was the foreign minister of Nicaragua during the days of the Sandinistas (1979-90). They were friends and allies, both … the Quixote Center, where Bill was a co-director, was shipping millions in humanitarian aid to Nicaragua under a program called Quest for Peace , a program that continues today. That aid was … However, those of us who worked alongside Bill were strongly suspicious that his work with Nicaragua was ultimately behind his suspension and l ouster. Archbishop Miguel Obando y Bravo, …
Morning Briefing
… ago to stop his priestly ministry because he refused to give up his political position in Nicaragua's Sandinista government. … Conflict with Vatican shadows upcoming LCWR assembly … …
Pope lifts suspension of Father D'Escoto, former Sandinista official
… stop exercising his priestly ministry because he refused to give up his political position in Nicaragua's Sandinista government. The pope made his decision after D'Escoto, 81, formally … D'Escoto remained a member of the U.S.-based Maryknoll Society. He continues to live in Nicaragua. D'Escoto supported the socialist Sandinista National Liberation Front in its effort to …
Morning Briefing
… truce talks with Palestinian factions … Pope Francis should cast out Netanyahu’s demons, Nicaragua president says … Detroit -- … Water is Life … Sister joins fight against shut-offs and …
Could baseball player Roberto Clemente become a saint?
… boarded a flight in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to ferry relief supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. Soon after takeoff, the plane crashed, killing Clemente and four others. Rossi was …
Former Salvadoran defense minister faces deportation from U.S. for role in killings, torture
… encouraged the coup in the months after Anastasio Somoza Debayle was toppled in neighboring Nicaragua in July 1979. The court does note that while Garcia was not a reformist, he gained …
After a conclave that demanded reform, a year of 'fresh air'
… stricken by poverty, conflict and natural disaster, and so gave red hats to prelates in Haiti, Nicaragua, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and the Philippines. Significantly, he abandoned the …