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Faith leaders call on US to address complicity in causing migrant caravan
… Honduras served as a base for U.S. military operations in nearby Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua, St. Laurent said, suggesting that the U.S. sometimes looks the other way on Honduran …
The immigrant caravan is a wave of hope for America
… 13 in the crime ridden Honduran city of San Pedro Sula , and later migrants from El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala joined them. Approximately 2,300 of them are children. Now there are …
Mexican parishes pitch in to help Central American caravan heading north
… road through Mexico. Political unrest and the persecution of anti-government protesters in Nicaragua have sent even more people fleeing with some joining in the caravan. The problem, …
Justice Action Bulletin: Injunction delays end of temporary protected status
… from ending temporary protected status for over 200,000 immigrants from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti and Sudan. The injunction by Federal District Court Judge Edward Chen in the …
Children of Salvadoran TPS holders gain support from Pope Francis
… Salvador. The decision affects about 260,000 Salvadorans and tens of thousands of others from Nicaragua, Haiti and Sudan. Crista Ramos, 14, is the lead plaintiff behind the lawsuit from which …
Judge blocks temporary protected status cancellation, says ending program unconstitutional
… of California will protect, for now, about 300,000 immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan currently covered by the program who would be deported if it ends. "The court …
Citing contributions to U.S., migrants demand permanent status
… which administers the program, announced it was ending TPS status for recipients from Sudan, Nicaragua, Haiti and El Salvador in late 2018 and throughout 2019, saying conditions in those …
Maryland parish helps Puerto Ricans still rebuilding from hurricane
… "As we have evolved over the years ... we have done this through other groups like Fuller; in Nicaragua we worked with Seeds of Learning, which builds schools and community centers." St. Francis Builds has taken volunteers to serve in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Peru, Trinidad, Dominican Republic, Jordan and Mexico. In the U.S., its …
Civil groups lead efforts to reunite children with deported parents
… including several Catholic groups, in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua. Beginning with the nine "defenders" that were already focused on civil rights, but …
Parish roundup: March for migrants; prayers for Nicaragua
… during a July 20 Mass at Holy Family Parish in Dale City, Virginia. The church in Nicaragua has endured numerous attacks from pro-government forces, including one July 9 on …
Dolly Pomerleau: a pioneer in the work of justice
… might make a difference. She protested U.S. attempts to overthrow the Sandinista government of Nicaragua in the 1980s, visiting Nicaragua many times, and working closely with the Institute of John XXIII in Managua to which … the project which raised those hundreds of millions of dollars in humanitarian aid for Nicaragua over the years. This meant filling many cargo containers of aid that were shipped to …
Morning Briefing
… says no to migrant detention … After decades of silence, nuns talk about abuse by priests … Nicaragua protests: … Thousands show support for Catholic Church … Just for fun: … Americans …
Somalis in US receive protected status extension, but not redesignation
… that had their status renewed, while six — El Salvador , Honduras , Nepal , Haiti , Sudan and Nicaragua — will see their status permanently expire in the coming months. The vast majority of …
Gingrich: 'Securing' religious liberty top priority for U.S., Vatican
… listed off several examples of persecution around the world, including that of Catholics in Nicaragua, Uyghurs in western China and Rohingya in Myanmar, "but these examples are only a small …
Morning Briefing
… … celebrating five decades in the health care industry … In other news around the web: … Nicaragua Clergy, Siding With Protesters, Becomes ‘Terrible Enemy’ of Ortega … Artificial …
Morning Briefing
… … Immigration bureau says Sister Fox's activities 'are inimical to the interest of the state' Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega … blamed "satanical criminals," Catholic bishops and the …
Nicaraguan bishops to pray for exorcism as violence continues
… Catholic News Service … Police and paramilitaries in Nicaragua have attacked another parish in an indigenous community as churches and clergy come … There's no other name for it." Archbishop Waldemar Stanislaw Sommertag, apostolic nuncio to Nicaragua, said in an message July 17: "Violence cannot solve the political crisis and guarantee future peace in Nicaragua. Crying for the dead and praying for their families, I call the consciences of everyone …
Morning Briefing
… Dennis Coday … Nicaragua in crisis. … After reading these more mainstream accounts, read the last piece for an alternative view of the situation: … This week has been the most tumultous in Nicaragua since a wave of anti-government protests started in April … The Unraveling of Nicaragua … Amid the mass protests against the Ortega regime, the country is showing signs of …
Bishops, journalists attacked at church in Nicaragua
… secretary of the Nicaraguan bishops' conference, told Catholic News Service. Churches in Nicaragua are often used to provide medical attention, according to Rivas, as people are often … of state for Western Hemisphere Affairs, reacted with a tweet: "Outraged by news from #Nicaragua. New violence by gov't-controlled thugs vs. cardinal, nuncio, bishops & independent … June 30. In his Angelus address the following day, the pope called on the faithful to pray for Nicaragua and expressed his support for the country's bishops and "so many people of goodwill in …
Morning Briefing
… people who voted for him are more important to him than the God of his critics. Meanwhile in Nicaragua, churchmen and workers are physically attacked: A church delegation headed by Cardinal …