Hna. María de Lourdes López Munguía, Misionera Franciscana de María. (Foto: GSR)
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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;…
Shared blame for Russia's war on Ukraine is not realism — it's irrational
… and Garry Kasparov argue, the dictators in Russia, China, North Korea, Belarus, Iran and Nicaragua "understand that the language of democracy, anti-corruption, and justice is dangerous …
Remembering Rosemary Radford Ruether's voice
… time at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and leading solidarity trips to Palestine or Nicaragua, when we (members of the National Assembly for Religious Women, women's gatherings or …
Hemispheric summit ends with immigration deal among countries
… López Obrador, who reproached the U.S. for leaving out the leaders of Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua from the hemispheric gathering. The heads of state of Guatemala, Honduras and El …
While focusing on Ukraine, don't forget the rest of the world
… Hindu nationalists are using violence with impunity in India. In the Western Hemisphere, Nicaragua has systematically repressed any opposition to the government. Brazil and Hungary are …
Supreme Court examines 'Remain in Mexico' asylum rule
… enrolled 3,012 migrants in the Remain in Mexico program, primarily asylum-seekers from Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. Texas Solicitor General Judd Stone stressed that federal law requires …
Nicaragua strips funds from Catholic university, ups government control
… David Agren … Catholic News Service … Nicaragua has approved a law increasing government control over educational institutions and … Association told Catholic News Service from Costa Rica, where he has worked since fleeing Nicaragua in 2018. Msgr. Carlos Avilés, vicar general of the Archdiocese of Managua, called the …
Vatican in 'pain' at Nicaragua expulsion of papal nuncio
… Associated Press … MEXICO CITY — … The Vatican on Saturday expressed "surprise and pain" at Nicaragua's expulsion of the papal nuncio, which comes at a time of growing pressure on opposition figures in the Central American nation. The church said in a statement that Nicaragua's action against Polish Msgr. Waldemar Stanislaw Sommertag was "grave and unjustified." …
Nicaragua revokes legal status of Catholic charities, educational projects
… David Agren … Catholic News Service … MEXICO CITY — The Nicaragua national assembly ordered the revocation of the legal status of five universities — … donations, but the Interior Ministry wants church officials to put a value on the donations. Nicaragua's Catholic Church tried to promote dialogue as an exit to the political crisis in 2018 …
Jesuit who stood up to Paraguayan dictator dies
… Jan. 3 in Asunción. He was 93. The Spanish-born Jesuit lived through the revolution in Nicaragua. He fought with words in the media against Paraguayan dictator Alfredo Stroessner and …
Remembering Desmond Tutu, a fearless truth-teller who preached nonviolence and forgiveness
… Soviets for their invasion of Afghanistan, the Americans for their support of the Contras in Nicaragua and their invasion of Iraq, the Israelis for their massacre in Lebanon and for …
Tom Quigley, longtime foreign policy adviser to US bishops, dies at 91
… 'I can't find my name on the (voter) list.'" In 1999, he visited El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua with several U.S. bishops to assess the damage wrought by Hurricane Mitch. In 2006, he …