Nicaragua appears to have frozen the bank accounts of the country’s Jesuit university, marking yet another attack on the Catholic Church.
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Mexican president again asks pope for apology for 1521 conquest
Amid the tensions in Mexico — which include the president’s opponents camping out in the heart of the capital — the Archdiocese of Mexico City published an editorial Oct. 11, saying, “It appears the pope is speaking directly to Mexico when he says politics is being used as a mechanism to exasperate and polarize in many countries.”
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Nicaraguan Catholic leaders decry government’s repressive measures
The church has faced repression—including attacks on clergy and places of worship and constant surveillance from police outside parishes—as it has tried to pay a mediating role, but has come to be seen by the regime as an opponent.
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New caravan of 3,000 migrants forms in Honduras; first during pandemic
Caravans formed regularly in Honduras prior to the pandemic, though Mexico had started deploying its national guard to impede large groups of migrants from transiting the country.
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The arrest of a Mexican cartel leader reveals a complicated relationship with the Catholic Church
No sooner had federal forces arrested José Antonio Yépez Ortiz — a crime boss known as “El Marro” — than stories surfaced of his supposed generosity with the Catholic Church and devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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Nicaraguan bishops denounce Managua cathedral arson attack as ‘terrorism’
A still-unidentified assailant entered the cathedral’s Blood of Christ chapel and threw an explosive device. Flames engulfed the chapel, severely charring a 382-year old image of the crucified Christ.
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Campaigns to discredit church preceded 1989 Jesuit murders, witness says
In Spain where a trial is being held to determine the guilt for the 1989 deaths of the Salvadoran martyrs, an expert witness has said that the killings were “premeditated” and that there was a widespread campaign to discredit the Catholic church prior to the murders.
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Mexican bishops call for more robust response to COVID-19 crisis
Mexico’s bishops are calling for civil authorities to “make all possible efforts” to assist the people economically and medically during the pandemic.
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As poverty rises, Mexican parishes encourage neighbors to help neighbors
The Catholic Church in Mexico is stepping up efforts to assist people who are suffering from the Coronavirus, poverty, and other social assistance issues.
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Father Ernesto Cardenal, poet and revolutionary, dies in Nicaragua
Father Ernesto Cardenal, the Nicaraguan poet and revolutionary whose political work earned him a public admonishment from St. John Paul II, died March 1 in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua. He was 95.