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Looking to the example of Archbishop Oscar Romero
… week before he was killed, Romero met with a young Salvadoran priest who had gone to work in Nicaragua but returned to San Salvador to help out Romero. "You should really leave the country," Romero told the stunned young priest. "Go back to Nicaragua. You won't be able to do anything here. You won't be able to work or move around. These … the country right now so that when El Salvador changes, you can come back. Your experience in Nicaragua is going to be important for everybody. For me, too. You know, we really have to …
New pope and geopolitics of secrecy
… Internet March 13 in Argenpress, as well as information coming in from alternative groups in Nicaragua, Venezuela, Brazil and especially Argentina have confirmed my suspicions. The See of …
A lot rides on new Vatican Bank appointment
… just a day before the death of Pope John Paul II, including a new archbishop of Managua in Nicaragua. …
The challenges and rewards of religious education in this Year of Faith
… in important events like the March for Life or a walk to raise money for our sister parish in Nicaragua. We also require contemplative experiences like eucharistic adoration and …
Bishops must stand firm in truth to lead people to Christ, pope says
… Congregation for Catholic Education; Nigerian Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, 52, nuncio to Nicaragua; and French Archbishop Nicolas Henry Thevenin, 54, nuncio to Guatemala. The nuncios as …
Catholic activism on the death penalty; a brief dispatch from Denmark
… a senior counselor to the president of Mongolia, and testimonies from attorneys general in Nicaragua, Mozambique and Tanzania. Sant'Egidio, of course, is one of the new movements in the …
Why make a peacemaking mission to Afghanistan?
… to do, however poorly. Over the last 30 years, I have traveled into the U.S. war zones of Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Colombia, Palestine, Egypt, the Philippines, Northern …
Cooperative art exhibit delights as it explores the Caribbean
… us "Light Viewed Through My Vine Plants" (1926). Armando Morales Sequeira, who was born in Nicaragua and died in Miami (another Caribbean city), paints a largely abstract, religiously …
School of Americas Watch meets with White House official
… McDonough the following in support of the closure of the school: A list of the six countries (Nicaragua, Ecuador, Bolivia, Uruguay, Argentina and Venezuela) that have removed their troops …
Peruvian diocese, first in South America, celebrates 475 years
… laypeople gathered for the congress, a series of workshops and speeches. Speakers came from Nicaragua, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain and Peru. Fr. Fredi Aparicio Quispe, Congress organizer, said …
Central American farmers seek buffers against climate change
… Wheat Improvement Center. The study, funded by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, focuses on Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. In a keynote address at the Oct. 11 conference, …
Study focuses on climate change for Central American farmers
… Roaster," released Tuesday. The study, funded by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, focuses on Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. The executive summary of the report sets the …
Sister who led Covenant House dies
… in 11 cities, among them Oakland, Calif.; Anchorage; Vancouver, British Columbia; and Managua, Nicaragua. Under her direction, the organization's hot line (1-800-999-9999) became a 24-hour …
Sr. Mary Rose McGeady, head of Covenant House for 13 years, dies
… and long-term residential programs for homeless youth in Canada, the United States and Nicaragua. Covenant House now reaches more than 57,000 children and youth in six countries each …
Nicaragua to no longer send troops to School of the Americas
… Nicaragua will no longer send troops to the controversial School of the Americas in Fort Benning, … activists from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Daniel Ortega, president of Nicaragua, met with Maryknoll Fr. Roy Bourgeois, founder of School of Americas Watch, and 20 other activists who demanded removal of Nicaraguan troops from the institute, according to a news release from SOA Watch, an organization …
Statistically speaking: Vatican numbers hint at fading faith practice
… attend Mass for their first Communion on Aug. 15, the feast of the Assumption, in Managua, Nicaragua. In two decades time, the Catholic population in the Americas increased more than 25 … attend Mass for their first Communion on Aug. 15, the feast of the Assumption, in Managua, Nicaragua. In two decades time, the Catholic population in the Americas increased more than 25 …
The Psalms of Peace, part two (Ps. 46)
… God of peace at work to end war -- in El Salvador, Iraq, Northern Ireland, the Philippines, Nicaragua, Colombia, Palestine, Mexico, Egypt, India, even here in the USA. This effort to see …
12 Catholic women under 40 making a difference
… Corps,” Roder recruits, trains and places volunteers to serve in Milwaukee, Chicago, Detroit, Nicaragua and Peru. Before Cap Corps, Roder was a critical driving force for establishing and …
Understanding the Vatican's transparency test
… Argentina Bangladesh Brunei Darussalam Cambodia Kyrgyzstan Mongolia Morocco Namibia Nepal Nicaragua Sudan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Trinidad and Tobago Venezuela Zimbabwe Four states in the …
US racial diversity under the spotlight at conference on chicano literature
… My paper utilized this perspective to examine these two Central American experiences, one from Nicaragua and the other from El Salvador. In both cases, women played the decisive role in the …