Castro’s reign over the island-nation 90 miles from Florida was marked by the U.S.-backed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Latin America
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How Haitian-Americans are finding their voice in politics and the church
Haitian expatriates have long considered themselves a “dissed” diaspora—in both their new country and the old.
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How a murdered Maryknoll sister became the subject of a new spiritual and political thriller
‘A Radical Faith’ tells the story of Sister Maura Clarke, one of the churchwomen killed in El Salvador in 1980.
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A Mexican priest that was kidnapped is found alive—but with signs of torture
“This priest will not return the same…He’s going to live in fear, going to live with the effects of this trauma.”
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First interview: Superior General Arturo Sosa, S.J. on his life in the Jesuits
The conversation introduces the new Superior General to Jesuits and the wider Ignatian family around the world.
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News Briefs
Iraqi Christians gathered on Oct. 25 at the Church of our Lady of Perpetual Help in Ainkawa, Turkey, to offer prayers of support for Iraqi forces pressing an offensive against the Islamic State around Mosul. • President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela met privately with Pope Francis an Oct. 24 as the Vatican began a mediation […]
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Continue Cease-Fire
Colombia’s Catholic bishops urged the government and armed rebels to commit to an indefinite cease-fire while a new peace deal is negotiated after voters rejected an agreement that would have formally ended the Western Hemisphere’s longest-running war. Following a meeting on Oct. 13-14,
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Breaking: Pope Francis meets with Venezuela’s President Marduro
The pope is seeking to get the government and opposition to negotiate a peaceful solution to the present crisis.
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The Jesuits’ new leader has a top priority for them: “to work for reconciliation in the world.”
In his first press conference as superior general, Arturo Sosa, S.J., outlined his vision for the Society of Jesus.
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Creating a safe space for Honduran teens
Lorena was 12 years old when her mother went to Spain in search of work. A week later, she began taking cocaine.