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Lawmaker accuses Azerbaijan of ‘genocide,’ seeks answers on Biden administration’s plan

September 7, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

In a Sept. 6, 2023, hearing, Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, accused the government of Azerbaijan of committing genocide against Armenian Christians in disputed territory in the country. / Credit: Office of Rep. Chris Smith

Washington, D.C. New… […]

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Is Nicaragua’s Bishop Álvarez still alive? A U.S. congressman demands proof

August 11, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Rolando Álvarez of the Diocese of Matagalpa, Nicaragua. / Credit: Diocese of Matagalpa

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 11, 2023 / 10:45 am (CNA).
Republican Rep. Chris Smith is demanding proof from Nicaraguan Dictator Daniel Ortega that a… […]

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House chairman: State Department is giving religious freedom violators ‘a pass’

July 19, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Residents of Ngbam, Benue state, Nigeria, on April 8, 2023, the day after gunmen killed at least 43 people and injured another 40. / Courtesy of Justice, Development, and Peace Commission

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 19, 2023 / 12:50 pm (CNA)… […]

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Congressman renews request to visit bishop imprisoned by Nicaraguan dictatorship

July 7, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, during the indictment presented by the dictatorship of Nicaragua on Jan. 10, 2023. / Credit: Judiciary of Nicaragua

ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 7, 2023 / 12:27 pm (CNA).
U.S. Congressman Chris Smith (R-… […]

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Lawmakers rebuke Biden administration for ending military hospital’s contract with Catholic priests

April 17, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Historic Tower at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. / Shutterstock

Washington D.C., Apr 17, 2023 / 15:55 pm (CNA).
Lawmakers are demanding answers from the Biden administration after a military hospital ended a… […]

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U.S. House passes bill to combat forced organ harvesting

March 28, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

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Washington D.C., Mar 28, 2023 / 15:10 pm (CNA).
On Monday night the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would impose sanctions and penalties on individuals involved in the forced har… […]

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Ortega seeking to ‘destroy the Catholic Church in Nicaragua,’ advocates tell Congress 

December 15, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, is monitored by police in early August 2022. / Photo credit: Diocese of Matagalpa

St. Louis, Mo., Dec 15, 2022 / 15:45 pm (CNA).
In testimony to a U.S. congressional human rights commission, two p… […]

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Testimony: China-backed cobalt mines in Congo exploit 40,000 child workers

July 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Congolese civil rights attorney Hervé Diakiese Kyungu testifying on July 14, 2022, at a congressional hearing in Washington, D.C. on the use of child labor in China-backed cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. / Screenshot from YouTu… […]

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Nigeria church massacre: State Dept. official meets local bishop

June 17, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Map of Nigeria. / Shutterstock

Washington D.C., Jun 17, 2022 / 11:46 am (CNA).
A top U.S. State Department official met with a local bishop in Nigeria following a massacre at a Catholic church in that country, the office of Rep. Chris Smith con… […]

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Rep. Chris Smith: Overturning Roe would allow long overdue debate on abortion

May 6, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 6, 2022 / 15:24 pm (CNA).
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith said Thursday that overturning the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide would … […]

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