Hna. María de Lourdes López Munguía, Misionera Franciscana de María. (Foto: GSR)
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Christian Foundation for Children and Aging co-founder Bob Hentzen dies
… home in Guatemala to Chile. During the journey, they crossed through El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. "Society has told [the poor] …
The next mayor of New York?
… to stop the Reagan wars in Central America, especially the contra war against the people of Nicaragua. Religious people and groups of all kinds, especially Catholics with millions of … Center that organized cargo containers of humanitarian aid for victims of the contra war in Nicaragua. It was "aid with a purpose." Cargo containers were regularly parked in front of a …
American-made weapons feed chaos in Egypt
… coup in Egypt and subsequent events, and the United States is not exempt. As in El Salvador, Nicaragua, East Timor, Angola, Lebanon and Gaza in previous years, the killing of civilians in …
The church should side with dedicated immigrants
… comes from in Central America. Every six months, we send a delegation to our sister parish in Nicaragua to check on the progress of our housing project there. So far, we have built 150 houses … man in Maryland probably lived in a house like that back home in Guatemala. Last time I was in Nicaragua, I met a young man who is a sort of "spiritual cousin" to the guy on the bicycle in … is it so cool in here?" he asked. He had never been in an air-conditioned vehicle. Buses in Nicaragua are not air-conditioned. If he got a ride into town, it would probably be on the back …
Former UN General Assembly head asks Obama to stop warmongering
… former president of the UN General Assembly (2008-2009) and former foreign minister of Nicaragua (1979-1990), penned an open letter to President Barack Obama in August, before the … clarity. --- His Excellency Barack Obama President of the United States of America Managua, Nicaragua, Aug. 25, 2013 Dear Brother President Barack Obama, I write to you this Sunday morning, … and the girls, Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, M.M. Catholic priest Former foreign minister of Nicaragua President of the 63rd UN General Assembly Session …
In confronting a violent past, Guatemalans find miracles in present
… worse than anything experienced, for instance, in neighboring El Salvador or a country away in Nicaragua. The most used figure of the number who died in Guatemala's civil war is 200,000 in a …
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… building a school. ... PRINT ONLY engineers.jpg … Engineers bring sustainable technology to Nicaragua … By Eloisa Perez-Lozano As classmates at Iowa State University in Ames in 2007, … to run their own nonprofit organization and implement systems of sustainable technology in Nicaragua. McGrath and Meier are two of four co-founders of Emerging Opportunities for …
Bernard Cooke remembered as visionary educator, inspiring theologian
… he, the soft-spoken introvert," Laffey said. Turner's experiences, especially a trip to Nicaragua, helped Cooke develop "a global consciousness that looked at the poor around the …
Peace activists walk from Illinois to Iowa to protest drone warfare
… not a very durable security." Kelly's activism has taken her to Gaza, Lebanon, Bosnia and Nicaragua during periods of war as well as to Baghdad throughout the "shock and awe" bombings of …
Newly ordained priests across country hail from variety of backgrounds
… ages and from all backgrounds. Many were born in the United States; others were from Columbia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Poland, Germany, Cuba, Haiti, El Salvador and Mexico. In the diocese of …
Report illuminates eight decades of Capuchin province's poor handling of sex abuse
… Detroit but oversees approximately 170 friars serving in a diverse swath of the country and in Nicaragua and Panama. It has been the subject of scrutiny in recent years, particularly over its …