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… Americans head to the polls today, national elections took place this past Sunday in both Nicaragua and Guatemala. The victors, Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua and Otto Perez Molina in Guatemala, are different men than they were years ago. Today, … Bloomberg offers this editorial on the elections : "The results of presidential elections in Nicaragua and Guatemala on Sunday -- won, respectively, by a leftist revolutionary and a …

… in 1683, known to walk long distances bringing the sacraments to the people and preaching in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Mexico, Texas and Louisiana. Gomez recalled Father Serra. He spoke of the …

… Liz Quirin … Catholic News Service … MATIGUAS, Nicaragua -- Women in Nicaragua, often too timid to speak for themselves, have been beaten and sometimes killed by … by a partner at least once." Enter Catholic Relief Services and its partner agency, Caritas Nicaragua, which joined forces to reduce the violence against women by providing programming for …

… by emailing [email protected] A veteran activist who also spent 25 years in Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala, Survil is also well-known in the central Pennsylvania area …

… Catholic News Service … With his wife nearby, a man is handed their baby girl from a nurse in Nicaragua in early August. (CNS photo/Liz Quirin, The Messenger) (Sept. 26, 2011) With his wife nearby, a man is handed their baby girl from a nurse in Nicaragua in early August. (CNS photo/Liz Quirin, The Messenger) (Sept. 26, 2011) … MATIGUAS, Nicaragua … (CNS) -- Women in Nicaragua, often too timid to speak for themselves, have been …

… spring that doesn’t run dry.” A few years earlier, several women who led various projects in Nicaragua -- including a ceramics project, a jewelry-making project and a residence for pregnant … of women who are managing ESPERA (Spanish for “she hopes”) Funds within Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Haiti. One of the first of these networks to be established, in El …

… helping immigrant workers at a battery recycling plant. Her mother, now 85, was born in Nicaragua. She raised her five oldest children as a homemaker, and later helped support the …

… on foster care … WYD … Pope laments 'amnesia' about God … Religion debate raised anew in Nicaragua campaign … Philadelphia … Archdiocese releases report on suspended priests … Catholic …

… 1969 with a posting in Cameroon. Over the course of his career, Sambi served in Cuba, Algeria, Nicaragua, Belgium, India, Burundi and Indonesia. In 1998, Sambi became the nuncio to the Holy …

… in Australia. He was also controversial for his support of the Sandinista government in Nicaragua, and for his initiating a ministry for gay Catholics. “It is not clear to this day,” … …

… Day is to convert the young, it's really to convert the bishops!) … 6. (Tie) John Paul II, Nicaragua, March 4, 1983; John Paul II, Cuba, Jan. 21-26, 1998 … Every trip into a difficult … is a roll of the dice, and sometimes they come up snake eyes. When John Paul II visited Nicaragua in 1983, many hoped the pontiff would act as a peacemaker, easing tensions among the …

… . . . It has been our privilege to supply bread for churches in the US, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, Canada, Ireland, Russia, New Zealand, Australia, Japan and on the high seas." Click …

… efforts of the United States to isolate the peoples of Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua and to intervene in their affairs; And the continuing presence of U.S. military bases …

… spiritual blessings it holds can motivate us to start down the road less traveled. I visited Nicaragua in 1986, and was captivated by the people sporting broad smiles amidst what we call …

… change," Chueca said. In Central America, climate change threatens farmers' livelihoods. In Nicaragua, where many small farmers grow coffee, a study by CRS and the International Center for …

… lobbyists demand meeting with church … Philippines: … President warns of new terror campaign … Nicaragua's Catholic Church Opposes Gay Marriage … US Catholic reviews the ups and downs of …

… been chosen for another purpose.” After Piette’s death, Clarke, who had served 20 years in Nicaragua, agreed to join Ford in El Salvador. The oldest of three children of Irish parents in … the poor, said friends and family. Gail Phares of Raleigh, N.C., a former Maryknoll sister in Nicaragua, said Clarke evolved from a person of caution to one who was able to tell National …

… This review travels to the Christians of the remote archipelago of Solentiname in Lake Nicaragua, the 38 islands, not all inhabited, whose voices are brought to us by a famous name in …

… new pope, John Paul II, made his views clear about the proper role of priests, particularly in Nicaragua and in Washington. When ordered not to run again for re-election, Drinan, to the …

… discerning whether or not to respond to Romero’s call and go to El Salvador. First, she tried Nicaragua. She arrived in Ocotal on the Honduran border in January, 1980, not long after the …