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Pope lifts suspension of Father D'Escoto, former Sandinista official
… stop exercising his priestly ministry because he refused to give up his political position in Nicaragua's Sandinista government. The pope made his decision after D'Escoto, 81, formally … D'Escoto remained a member of the U.S.-based Maryknoll Society. He continues to live in Nicaragua. D'Escoto supported the socialist Sandinista National Liberation Front in its effort to …
Morning Briefing
… Pope Francis should cast out Netanyahu’s demons, Nicaragua president says …
Could baseball player Roberto Clemente become a saint?
… boarded a flight in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to ferry relief supplies to earthquake victims in Nicaragua. Soon after takeoff, the plane crashed, killing Clemente and four others. Rossi was …
Former Salvadoran defense minister faces deportation from U.S. for role in killings, torture
… encouraged the coup in the months after Anastasio Somoza Debayle was toppled in neighboring Nicaragua in July 1979. The court does note that while Garcia was not a reformist, he gained …
After a conclave that demanded reform, a year of 'fresh air'
… stricken by poverty, conflict and natural disaster, and so gave red hats to prelates in Haiti, Nicaragua, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and the Philippines. Significantly, he abandoned the …
Following the money
… magna, but his new fashion statement seems to be a pewter pectoral cross. Even so, unlike new Nicaraguan Cardinal Leopoldo José Brenes when he traveled to the consistory , he is not likely to …
A surprising afterlife for Pope Benedict XVI
… “When I saw him, I was startled,” said one of the new cardinals, Leopoldo Brenes Solorzano of Nicaragua. Vatican officials say Benedict is likely to attend the dual canonizations of Pope John …
This is NOT Cardinal Burke
… This video shows Nicaragua's Archbishop Leopoldo Brenes heading to Rome, where he will be made a cardinal on …
Michigan Rotarian leads volunteers in giving depressed communities new life
… two to Indian reservations in our country. Dietary issues prevent her from accompanying me to Nicaragua. Sandi is also the primary caregiver for her 97-year-old mother, who lives with us. … of our four children have joined me on numerous trips both to the Dominican Republic and to Nicaragua. Although our oldest son plans to come along in the future, his priority now is his … younger team members. The young men love to flex their muscles in front of the young women. In Nicaragua, my children work in triage and also with me in the pharmacy. …
Pope Francis & Notre Dame
… and instead wagged his finger at him, like Pope John Paul II did to Ernesto Cardenal in Nicaragua. The pope declined to greet the other members of the delegation and left the room in a …
Managua cardinal-designate says he wants to stay true to his beginnings
… Archbishop Leopoldo Brenes Solorzano of Managua, Nicaragua, joined his mother to listen to the public announcement that Pope Francis was elevating … at the Vatican Feb. 22. The cardinal-designate's mother, Lilliam Solorzano Aguirre, told Nicaragua's El Nuevo Diario newspaper her son "became very nervous, but he was instantly filled … At age 3 he would tell her, "I'm a father," even before he could pronounce "padre" correctly. Nicaraguan church leaders say a simple, humble approach and a dedication to working beside the …
Bill de Blasio, New York's new 'spiritual but not religious' mayor
… a project called "The Quest for Peace," focused around development and humanitarian aid for Nicaraguans during the nation's bloody civil war. At the time, liberation theology was a frequent …
The New Cardinals
… the Global South. Desperately poor countries like Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, the Philippines, Nicaragua and Haiti received red hats. The U.S.? Not a one. Five of the new cardinals come from …
Cardinals: continuity and change
… S.D.B., of Santiago were no surprise. Archbishop Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano of Managua (Nicaragua) was also considered a possibility. But the pope surprised everyone with his choice of …
Pope chooses new cardinals from Africa, Asia, Latin America
… of Westminster (Great Britain) Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano, Archbishop of Managua (Nicaragua) Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, Archbishop of Québec (Canada) Jean-Pierre Kutwa, Archbishop of …
Report: U.S. deported approximately 369,000 immigrants in 2013
… (2,462). The other countries in the top 10: Ecuador (1,616), Brazil (1,500), Colombia (1,429), Nicaragua (1,383), and Jamaica (1,119). While the Philippines was not part of the list-- and the …
Who are going to be the new cardinals?
… Juan de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico. 28. Leopol LeJosé Brenes Solórzano, archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua. 29. Fausto Justo Trávez Trávez, O.F.M., archbishop of Quito, Ecuador. Additional …
In honor of the SOA victims: 'No más! No more!'
… to subvert the democratic process using Cold War-era tactics. We cry, " No más ! No more!" In Nicaragua, over 4,000 soldiers were trained at the SOA for Somoza's National Guard death squads. … that were killed during the 45 years of rule, and to all the families that sought for a better Nicaragua, we cry, " No más ! No more!" In Venezuela, in April 2002, graduates of the SOA were …
The assassination of John F. Kennedy and 'Project Unspeakable'
… silencing, and killing off the voices of truth, this Unspeakable evil pursued its warpath in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama and Colombia and then the war on terrorism and the U.S. …
Shutdown of Salvadoran human rights office disturbing in light of war atrocities
… determined not to have another Central American country taken over by leftists, as happened in Nicaragua in 1979 when the Sandinistas came to power. The administration was intent, therefore, …