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Paraguayan police officer reads Bible passage, saves woman from suicide
A police officer in Paraguay saved the life of a woman this month by talking to her and reading Scripture... Read more
More than 100 couples get married in Paraguay cathedral
Over one hundred couples who had been living together but were not yet married celebrated their marriages in the Asuncion... Read more
How the Pope's Paraguay trip inspired a children's charity
In the wake of Pope Francis' 2015 trip to Paraguay, a local charity was founded in order to help feed... Read more
Paraguay's government rejects gender ideology
Paraguay Secretary of Education, Enrique Riera told reporters that the country's constitution recognizes “the traditional family” consisting of “dad, mom,... Read more
Bishops of Paraguay call for peace after riots, fire at Congress building
The Bishops of Paraguay made an urgent appeal for peace after hundreds of demonstrators set fire to the National Congress... Read more
Teen girls cancel Disney World trip to see Pope Francis instead
Dozens of teen girls in Paraguay had planned to celebrate their 15th birthday – or Quinceañera – at Florida's Disney... Read more
Pope Francis off-the-cuff to young people: Don't waste your lives
Pope Francis tossed aside his prepared remarks in a talk to thousands of Paraguay's young people – urging the crowd... Read more
Spectacular Paraguay altar destined to be broken down, recycled
The more than 60,000 corncobs, 20,000 squashes and 150,000 coconuts that adorn the altarpiece in Asuncion’s Ñu Guazú park where... Read more
Happiness and pleasure are not synonyms, Pope Francis reminds Paraguay's youth
Meeting Saturday afternoon with representatives of Paraguayan society, Pope Francis addressed young people in particular, telling them they must realize... Read more
Francis lauds strength of Paraguay women amid nation's bloody history
Arriving in Paraguay on Friday, Pope Francis recognized the particular contribution of women in the nation’s warn-torn past. Read more
Paraguay archbishop to UN: stop pushing abortion, gay marriage
Archbishop Edmundo Valenzeula of Asuncion, Paraguay is demanding that U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon – who is visiting the... Read more
Pope removes Paraguayan bishop from governance of diocese
Pope Francis on Thursday removed Bishop Rogelio Livieres Plano from governance of the Diocese of of Cuidad del Este, in... Read more
Papal delegation suspends ordinations in Paraguay diocese
An apostolic visitation of Paraguay's Cuidad del Este diocese concluded on Saturday with the visitors suspending a scheduled ordination until... Read more
Papal delegation to investigate Paraguayan diocese
Pope Francis is sending an apostolic visitation to the Diocese of Ciudad del Este, a Paraguayan diocese the vicar general... Read more
'I hope the Pope sets our hearts on fire,' says Paraguayan WYD pilgrim
Fabricio, Jose and Diego, three World Youth Day pilgrims from Paraguay, say their deep desire that Pope Francis will set... Read more
