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Articles by CNA Staff
St. John Paul II’s ‘dark night’ in Nicaragua
Aug 27, 2022 / 04:00 amWhen then Pope John Paul II’s plane landed in Nicaragua on March 4, 1983, the authorities were waiting, including Daniel Ortega, who with his wife, Rosario Murillo, now lead the country’s current dictatorship.
More than 33,000 signatures presented to Mexican authorities demanding justice for slain priests
Aug 26, 2022 / 16:00 pmThe Mexican platform Actívate (Get Active) on Aug. 24 delivered the signatures to the Ministry of the Interior and the federal attorney general’s office, demanding justice for two Jesuit priests who were murdered in June.
Court rules Church in Costa Rica must pay $100,000 compensation to sex-abuse victim
Aug 25, 2022 / 14:10 pmA lower court ruled Aug. 23 that the Church must pay the compensation to a victim of sexual abuse committed by a former priest. The judgment will be appealed.
El Chipote: The torture prison where the Nicaraguan dictatorship is holding priests
Aug 25, 2022 / 06:00 amEl Nuevo Chipote, or simply El Chipote, opened in February 2019 to replace the old prison of the same name and soon became known as a torture prison.
Report: Patriarch Kirill will not meet Pope Francis in Kazakhstan
Aug 25, 2022 / 05:37 amIt was hoped the two religious leaders would meet to discuss a peaceful resolution to the six-month-long war in Ukraine.
Ortega regime shuts down another Catholic radio station in Nicaragua
Aug 24, 2022 / 17:40 pmRadio Stereo Fe of the Diocese of Estelí lamented Aug. 24 that “almost 28 years of radio evangelization on FM have ended today.”
Former Vatican spokesman: Benedict XVI is ready to meet the Lord
Aug 24, 2022 / 14:00 pmFather Federico Lombardi said in an interview with the Italian newspaper Avvenire that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is ready for “the definitive encounter” with God.
Father Martin apologizes for ‘not being clearer’ about Archbishop Weakland’s ‘sins and crimes’
Aug 23, 2022 / 16:30 pmFather James Martin, SJ, said he was sorry Tuesday for not having been clearer about the “sins and crimes” of Archbishop Rembert Weakland, in an earlier tweet noting the death of the Benedictine and retired prelate.
Priests confront dictatorship in Nicaragua: ‘Let us work in peace!’
Aug 23, 2022 / 15:36 pmThe priests of the Diocese of Estelí in Nicaragua called on the authorities of the dictatorial regime of Daniel Ortega to convert and to release their apostolic administrator and bishop of Matagalpa, Rolando José Álvarez Lagos.
Faithful hold Marian procession in Nicaragua despite repression and persecution
Aug 23, 2022 / 14:00 pmHundreds of faithful Catholics and the clergy of the Diocese of León, Nicaragua, took part in the annual procession of the image of Our Lady of Mercy, the patroness of the diocese.
Catholic Church in Argentina opposes legalization of euthanasia
Aug 22, 2022 / 14:21 pmThere are currently four bills being considered in Argentina’s Congress to legalize euthanasia.
Four religious sisters kidnapped in Nigeria
Aug 21, 2022 / 13:50 pmThe Sisters of Jesus the Saviour announced that four of their Sisters were kidnapped in Nigeria’s Imo state on Sunday.
Archbishop condemns attacks by organized crime in US-Mexico border area
Aug 16, 2022 / 17:00 pmFrancisco Moreno Barrón, the archbishop of Tijuana, Mexico, condemned the 20 attacks carried out in several towns in the state of Baja California on Aug. 12.
Pope Francis on the Assumption: ‘Do I believe that to love is to reign, and to serve is power?’
Aug 15, 2022 / 14:24 pmReflecting on the Visitation during his Angelus address on Monday, Pope Francis reflected on the raising up to heaven of the humble handmaid of the Lord, and how that attitude is to repeated in our lives.
Ortega regime continues attacks on the Church in Nicaragua
Aug 15, 2022 / 13:58 pmSeveral acts of repression were reported in the country over the weekend.
Arrests made in Nigeria Pentecost massacre
Aug 12, 2022 / 15:45 pmOne of those arrested in the killing of 40 people is a high-ranking member of Islamic State, authorities said.
Salman Rushdie attacked at lecture in New York
Aug 12, 2022 / 12:01 pmThe author Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” led to a call for his assassination from Iran’s Supreme Leader in 1989, was stabbed in the neck on Friday while onstage in New York state.
Indian cardinal denies cover-up to shield bishop charged with fathering a child
Aug 10, 2022 / 15:47 pmCardinal Oswald Gracias denies allegations he attempted to arrange for a fake paternity test for a scandal-plagued bishop accused of secretly fathering a child.
12 Polish pilgrims bound for Medjugorje killed in bus crash in Croatia
Aug 7, 2022 / 04:40 amThe accident happened at around 5:40 a.m. local time when the bus veered off the A4 road between Jarek Bisaski and Podvorec, northeast of Zagreb.
Spanish bishop: We’re creating ‘monsters’ if youth don’t grow up to be loving and generous
Aug 6, 2022 / 04:00 amBishop Juan Carlos Elizalde of Vitoria, Spain, warned that some young people are “at risk” for self-centeredness because of the way they’re being raised and educated.