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A woman stands in line to receive food donations at the Tsehaye primary school, which was turned into a temporary shelter for people displaced by conflict, in Shire, in Ethiopia's Tigray region, in this March 15, 2021, file photo. During his Oct. 23, 2022, Angelus at the Vatican, Pope Francis appealed to leaders in Ethiopia and its Tigray region to "end the suffering" of the people by negotiating a peace deal; the next day leaders said they are returning to peace talks. (CNS photo/Baz Ratner, Reuters)

Pope appeals for end to fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region

Catholic News Service|Oct 24, 2022|2 Min Read

Five priests, a nun, and three lay people were abducted Sept. 16, 2022, after gunmen attacked their parish in Mamfe Diocese, Cameroon. (Mamfe Diocese via CNA)

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Priests abducted in Cameroon last month plead for release in new video

Jude Atemanke|Oct 19, 2022|3 Min Read

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega speaks to supporters in Managua March 21, 2019. Ortega called his nation's Catholic bishops a "gang of murderers" in a Sept. 28, 2022, speech that also insulted a U.S. diplomat. (CNS photo/Oswaldo Rivas, Reuters)

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Nicaragua president calls church a dictatorship, bishops 'murderers'

David Agren|Sep 29, 2022|3 Min Read

Participants are pictured in a file photo during a protest demanding the release of political prisoners in Minsk, Belarus. Human rights groups say at least 1,260 political prisoners are currently jailed in Belarus. (CNS photo/Vasily Fedosenko, Reuters)

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Exiled Belarusian priest wants bishops to speak out for clergy

Catholic News Service|Sep 28, 2022|3 Min Read

(Unsplash via CNA)

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Ortega dictatorship expels another religious congregation from Nicaragua

Catholic News Agency|Sep 22, 2022|2 Min Read

St. Michael the Archangel. (Pixabay via CNA)

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Nicaraguan dictatorship prohibits procession for St. Michael the Archangel and St. Jerome

Catholic News Agency|Sep 19, 2022|4 Min Read

Bishop José Álvarez Lagos is surrounded by police officers on Aug. 4, 2022. The bishop's detention was cited in a Sept. 13, 2022, U.N. human-rights report. (Diocese Media TV Merced/Diocese of Matagalpa via CNA)

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UN human rights report on Nicaragua cites ‘attacks on Catholic Church’

Zelda Caldwell|Sep 15, 2022|3 Min Read

A photo shows debris inside of Mother of God Church in Mobye, Myanmar. Soldiers in Myanmar used the church as a kitchen and laid mines around the building in mid-September, church sources told ucanews.com. (CNS photo/supplied)

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Myanmar's soldiers used church as kitchen, laid land mines

Catholic News Service|Sep 14, 2022|2 Min Read

The La Salle Agro-Technical school of Hagaz situated in the Gash-Barka region of Eritrea. (Arcangelo Gentile)

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Eritrean government seizes church-owned technical school

Fredrick Nzwili|Aug 29, 2022|3 Min Read

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