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Articles by CNA Staff
Exiled priest says bishop on trial in Nicaragua created secret human rights office
Jan 30, 2023 / 10:20 amFather Uriel Vallejos recounted how the Bishop Rolando Álvarez opened the office to help those persecuted after anti-government protests in 2018.
Sacristan killed, priest wounded in terrorist attacks in Spain; bishops condemn violence
Jan 26, 2023 / 14:30 pmThe National Court in Spain has initiated the investigation in Wednesday’s incidents as a suspected jihadist terror attack.
Five things to know about the violence racking Peru
Jan 26, 2023 / 10:45 amViolent protests have been taking place for more than a month in different regions of Peru and have claimed at least 54 lives due to clashes with law enforcement.
Bishop remembers slain journalists in Mexico on feast day of their patron saint
Jan 25, 2023 / 17:00 pmAccording to the National Human Rights Commission of Mexico, between 2000 and 2018, a total of 134 journalists were murdered.
Church in Bolivia denounces ‘perverted curriculum’ with gender ideology for children
Jan 24, 2023 / 17:00 pmFather Pedro Flores pointed out that the content, which will be taught to children under 6, “is a perverted curriculum, which will pervert the minds of children.”
Prosecution accused of fabricating witnesses for trial of Nicaraguan bishop
Jan 23, 2023 / 15:15 pmAn exiled priest and a human rights defender charge that the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega is manipulating and “fabricating” witnesses.
Meet the priest the Nicaraguan dictatorship wants to put away for eight years
Jan 21, 2023 / 08:00 amFather Oscar Benavidez was found guilty of two crimes at a Jan. 16 trial riddled with irregularities and consisting of only one hearing.
Petition denounces ‘direct persecution’ of pregnancy center by Mexico City health department
Jan 20, 2023 / 15:00 pmAn online petition charges that the Mexico City Ministry of Health “is trying to take away all the vans of the Women’s Help Centers.”
Cardinal praises exemplary life of beatified Italian judge murdered by the Mafia
Jan 19, 2023 / 16:00 pmCardinal Pietro Parolin made his remarks at a Jan. 18 conference in the Italian Senate on the continued relevance of the life of Blessed Rosario Livatino.
Four Latin American countries among the top 50 most dangerous in the world for Christians
Jan 19, 2023 / 15:00 pmAccording to the study, Colombia is the most dangerous country for Christians in the Americas and ranks 22nd worldwide.
Priest warns of dangers of social media after 12-year-old girl records her suicide
Jan 18, 2023 / 16:30 pm“I think it’s important to let ourselves be ‘hit hard’ by these stories, and that it not come off as just another piece of news,” the priest said.
Brazilian bishop authorizes prayer for private devotion to Benedict XVI
Jan 18, 2023 / 14:15 pm“As children of the Church we must pray and ask God for his eternal rest in heaven,” the prelate said in sharing the prayer on his Facebook page.
Blessed Sacrament desecrated in church in Nicaragua
Jan 18, 2023 / 07:20 amUnidentified individuals on Jan. 15 desecrated the Blessed Sacrament in a Catholic church in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua.
Thousands attend funeral of modern-day St. Francis in Italy
Jan 17, 2023 / 15:30 pmThousands of people attended the Jan. 17 funeral of Biagio Conte, the lay missionary founder of the Hope and Charity Mission.
Thief steals St. Michael statue from church, trips, and is injured by the angel’s sword
Jan 17, 2023 / 15:00 pmA drunken thief was injured after falling on the sword of a statue of St. Michael the Archangel that he was trying to steal from a church in Monterrey, Mexico.
Nicaraguan priest found guilty, sentenced to eight years in prison for ‘conspiracy’
Jan 17, 2023 / 14:30 pmA judge found Father Oscar Benavidez Dávila guilty of the crimes of “conspiracy to undermine national security and sovereignty” and “spreading fake news.”
Church in Colombia says government announcement of supposed cease-fire was a ‘great defeat’
Jan 17, 2023 / 14:00 pmThe Archdiocese of Bogotá published an editorial Jan. 11 criticizing the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, for announcing a supposed cease-fire.
South America’s largest Stations of the Cross turns 80
Jan 14, 2023 / 08:00 amThe largest Stations of the Cross in South America, located in the city of Tandil in the Buenos Aires province in Argentina, turned 80 on Jan. 10.
Christian Lawyers Foundation in Spain demands TV series promoting pedophilia be pulled
Jan 12, 2023 / 16:30 pm“Scandal, Story of an Obsession” is a Mediaset España production that began being broadcast on Telecinco Jan. 11.
Church in Argentina to celebrate 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ election to papacy
Jan 12, 2023 / 14:00 pmCardinal Jorge Bergoglio, then archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was elected pontiff on March 13, 2013.