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Chile sees another arson attack on a church
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The attackers left pamphlets and a banner claiming the attack and warning about future violent actions. “Every bullet you fire will be returned. Temucuicui ...
Nicaragua’s ‘Way of the Cross’
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"Demonstrations of popular piety such as the Way of Cross or processions have been forbidden and can no longer go from parishes out into the ...
A bishop in Nicaragua is sentenced to 26 years behind bars
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According to information from local news sources, the government has now taken to arresting and reprimanding priests who mention bishop Rolando Álvarez in their sermons, ...
Cuba: Papal envoy highlights Church’s work with the sick, elderly and poor
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Precisely because he was a first-hand witness to that trip, Pope Francis asked that he represent him at the commemoration, which gathered faithful from all ...
Cuba celebrates anniversary of John Paul II’s visit amid social and economic crisis
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“The witness of a man tested by pain and illness” marked a ‘before’ and an ‘after’ for Cuban Catholics.
Amazonian indigenous community can now read the Bible in its own language
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“We all like to hear, read, and meditate on the Word of God in our own language, in our own cultural and historical context,”
Repairs to a Boat for Pastoral Work in Brazil
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The Diocese of Humaità in the Amazon region of Brazil has its own river boat, equipped for pastoral work in many riverside communities, which, in ...
Haiti: chaos reigns as churches come under attack
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“They set fire to the cathedral and tried to kill the firefighters who arrived to put out the flames. Afterwards they tried to destroy the ...
‘An attempt to silence the Church in Nicaragua’
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“These events represent a further escalation in a spiral of confrontation. There is no easy solution. We must pray that there may be a peaceful ...
Cuba: ‘The worst poverty is lack of freedom’
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"If you raise your voice to tell the truth they will turn on you, defame you. Prison sentences have increased."