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Trial of Mark Houck, pro-life advocate, begins with night of prayer

January 24, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

A woman attends a rally for Mark Houck outside the James A. Byrne United States Courthouse in Philadelphia on Jan. 24, 2023, while holding a sign that says “Justice for Mark Houck!” / Joe Bukuras/CNA

Philadelphia, Pa., Jan 24, 2023 / 16:00 pm (… […]

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Prosecution accused of fabricating witnesses for trial of Nicaraguan bishop

January 23, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Rolando Álvarez. / Credit: Diocese of Matagalpa

CNA Newsroom, Jan 23, 2023 / 15:15 pm (CNA).
An exiled priest, Father Erick Díaz, and a human rights defender, attorney Yader Morazán, have charged that the dictatorship of President Daniel… […]

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Four Latin American countries among the top 50 most dangerous in the world for Christians

January 19, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

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CNA Newsroom, Jan 19, 2023 / 15:00 pm (CNA).
The Open Doors organization has published an updated ranking of the top 50 countries in the world where Christians are most persecuted, and four Latin American nations hav… […]

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BREAKING: Supreme Court failed to find source of leaked opinion overturning Roe v. Wade

January 19, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

The scene outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., after the court released its decision in the Dobbs abortion case on June 24, 2022. Pro-abortion demonstrators gradually made up a decided majority of the crowd as the day wore on. / K… […]

The Dispatch

Report: Christian persecution at its highest point in 30 years

January 18, 2023 Catholic News Agency 15

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Rome Newsroom, Jan 18, 2023 / 13:05 pm (CNA).
The persecution of Christians is at its highest point in three decades, according to the latest report from advocacy group Open Doors.The World Watch List, release… […]

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2022 was the worst year for the Catholic Church in Nicaragua

December 29, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Bishop José Álvarez Lagos surrounded by police officers on Aug. 4, 2022. / Diocese Media TV Merced / Diocese of Matagalpa

CNA Newsroom, Dec 29, 2022 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
Lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina Montenegro reported that “2022 w… […]

The Dispatch

Jihadists seeking to build ‘transcontinental caliphate,’ says report

December 1, 2022 Catholic News Agency 7

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 1, 2022 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Islamist terrorist groups are unleashing a new wave of violence and persecution to build a “transnational caliphate” stretching from west Af… […]

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Dictatorship in Nicaragua prohibits Immaculate Conception procession

November 29, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Image of the Immaculate Conception of the Parish of San José de Tipitapa, Nicaragua / Credit: Parish of San José de Tipitapa

CNA Newsroom, Nov 29, 2022 / 13:39 pm (CNA).
The Ortega dictatorship is once again attacking the Catholic Church in Nic… […]

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Prohibiting Nativity scenes in Mexico would be an ‘attack’ on religious freedom, group says

November 3, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Newsroom, Nov 3, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
The National Front for the Family (FNF) charged that the possibility ban on Nativity scenes on public property in Mexico would be “an enormous absurdity” and “a… […]

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ADF calls on human rights commission to defend religious freedom in Mexico and Nicaragua

November 1, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Denver Newsroom, Nov 1, 2022 / 17:15 pm (CNA).
Alliance Defending Freedom International (ADF) demanded that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) defend religious freedom in the region, with a special emph… […]

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