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Nicaraguan Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes Solórzano of Managua leads a Marian event in the atrium of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Managua Aug. 13, 2022, after police banned a Catholic procession and pilgrimage in the capital citing internal security reasons. (CNS photo/Maynor Valenzuela, Reuters)

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Ortega regime prevents Marian image from being displayed in diocese

Inés San Martín|Aug 15, 2022|4 Min Read

Detained Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando José Álvarez of Matagalpa appears in a video Aug. 11, 2022, a week into his de facto house arrest by government authorities, saying that he and the companions who are with him have hearts full of forgiveness and love. (CNS screenshot/Twitter)

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A week into government detention, Nicaraguan bishop speaks of forgiveness

Rhina Guidos|Aug 12, 2022|2 Min Read

Bishop Rolando José Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, is pictured in Managua May 20, 2022. (CNS photo/Maynor Valenzuela, Reuters)

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Detained bishop in Nicaragua says hate must be answered with love

Rhina Guidos|Aug 8, 2022|3 Min Read

Two sisters of the Daughters of Charity in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, gather for morning prayer in their convent chapel in this 2015 file photo. Catholic bishops in Ethiopia have warned that insecurity is shutting down churches and forcing more priests and nuns to flee their monasteries, as consequences of the war in the northern province of Tigray are felt across the country. (CNS photo/Petterik Wiggers, courtesy CNEWA)

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Nuns and priests flee, more churches shut in Ethiopia's Tigray region

Fredrick Nzwili|Aug 8, 2022|3 Min Read

Bishop Rolando José Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, is pictured in a screenshot from video at his residence in Matagalpa as riot police block the door. The bishop said the police were preventing him, six priests and six laypeople from leaving the local diocesan offices. (CNS screenshot/YouTube)

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In Nicaragua, police besiege a defiant bishop who calls out their 'chaos'

Rhina Guidos|Aug 5, 2022|3 Min Read

A member of the Mexican army stands guard outside a church in the parish community of Cerocahui June 22, 2022. Jesuit Fathers Javier Campos Morales and Joaquín César Mora Salazar were murdered at the parish June 20 as they offered refuge to a tour guide seeking protection. (CNS photo/Reuters)

24 members of Congress write Biden about Jesuit murders, Mexico violence

David Agren|Aug 5, 2022|3 Min Read

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Ortega regime in Nicaragua violently shuts down Catholic radio stations

Catholic News Agency|Aug 2, 2022|3 Min Read

Myanmar citizens who live in Thailand hold a portrait of former state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi as they protest Myanmar's execution of pro-democracy activists, at the Myanmar Embassy in Bangkok July 26, 2022. (CNS photo/Soe Zeya Tun, Reuters)

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Myanmar executions should serve as global wake-up call

Catholic News Service|Jul 26, 2022|4 Min Read

Mourners pray for the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the headquarters of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo July 12, 2022. Archbishop Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo strongly condemned the July 8 assassination of Abe, and deplored violence as a means of solving political differences. (CNS photo/Kim Kyung-Hoon, Reuters)

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Japanese archbishop condemns Abe assassination, deplores violence

Catholic News Service|Jul 12, 2022|3 Min Read

Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh speaks during his ceremonial public swearing-in at the White House in Washington Oct. 8, 2018. (CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)

Man arrested for making death threats against Justice Kavanaugh

Carol Zimmermann|Jun 8, 2022|4 Min Read

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, retired bishop of Hong Kong, celebrates Mass in Hong Kong May 24, 2022. May 24 is marked worldwide as the day for prayer for the church in China. (CNS photo/Tyrone Siu, Reuters)

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Cardinal Zen: ‘Martyrdom is normal in our Church’

Courtney Mares|May 25, 2022|2 Min Read

A woman is seen praying during Mass at a church in Beijing Sept. 29, 2018. Bishop Joseph Zhang Weizhu of Xinxiang -- a Vatican-approved Chinese prelate --remains in detention more than one year after his arrest, accused of violating the communist country's regulations on religious affairs. (CNS photo/Jason Lee, Reuters)

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Chinese bishop's whereabouts remain unknown a year after his arrest

Catholic News Service|May 24, 2022|3 Min Read

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