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An aerial view of burned Bin village in Myanmar's Sagaing region is seen Feb. 3, 2022, after villagers say it was set ablaze by the Myanmar military. the Myanmar military continues to target villages resisting the military junta. (CNS photo/Reuters)

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Military burns houses, destroying villages in northwest Myanmar

Catholic News Service|May 23, 2022|2 Min Read

Bishop Rolando Alvarez of Matagalpa, in the charitable Caritas agency’s center that was burned down in a fire ignited by pro-government forces earlier this year. Picture taken in mid-November. (Inés San Martín/Crux)

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Nicaraguan bishop goes on hunger strike to protest police harassment

Inés San Martín|May 20, 2022|3 Min Read

Salvadoran Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez celebrates the beatification Mass for Jesuit Father Rutilio Grande, Franciscan Father Cosme Spessotto, Nelson Rutilio Lemus and Manuel Solórzano in San Salvador Jan. 22, 2022. (CNS photo/Octavio Duran)

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Why Salvadoran Catholics are wary of Jesuit massacre case reopening

Inés San Martín|Jan 27, 2022|4 Min Read

Bishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto, Nigeria, gestures during an April 29 interview in Washington. On Jan. 14, 2021, the Christian Association of Nigeria told those threatening Bishop Kukah to stop and said security agencies must ensure his safety. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

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Outspoken Nigerian bishop says he is 'fine', amid reports he was called in for questioning by state police

Jonah McKeown|Jan 11, 2022|4 Min Read

A U.S. Capitol police officer in Washington stands watch during a prayer vigil Jan. 6, 2022, the first anniversary of the attack on the Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump. (CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, Reuters)

A year after attack on U.S. Capitol and its officers, brokenness lingers

Rhina Guidos|Jan 6, 2022|6 Min Read

The U.S. Capitol is seen at sunrise in Washington Jan. 9, 2021. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Priest continues to counsel police one year after Capitol insurrection

Dennis Sadowski|Jan 6, 2022|5 Min Read

People displaced by interethnic violence in Tombura, South Sudan, are pictured in Yambio, South Sudan, Sept. 11, 2021. They took refuge in the home of relatives, where they received material assistance from the local Catholic diocese. (CNS photo/Sean Hawkey)

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South Sudan church leaders work for peace, but soldiers won't listen

Paul Jeffrey|Sep 28, 2021|5 Min Read

A man wearing a protective mask walks by a mural depicting Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega in Managua March 30, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Oswaldo Rivas, Reuters)

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Nicaragua’s vice president calls priests and bishops ‘devils’

Inés San Martín|Aug 17, 2021|4 Min Read

A room with a view of the the port of Beirut at Lebanese Hospital Geitaoui is littered with debris in the aftermath of the blast Aug. 4, 2020. The hospital, entrusted to the Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family, received 350 injured wounded people following the disaster. Catholic Near East Welfare Association has helped to rebuild the hospital. (Courtesy Geitaoui Hospital/CNS via Crux)

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One year after Beirut blast, vast political overhaul is needed, priest says

Elise Ann Allen|Aug 4, 2021|5 Min Read

A priest and nun pray in the Blood of Christ Chapel at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua, July 31, 2020, after the chapel was destroyed in an arson attack. (CNS photo/Oswaldo Rivas, Reuters)

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Nicaraguan cardinal says Church will carry on despite government attacks

Inés San Martín|Aug 2, 2021|4 Min Read

A homeless man eats a free breakfast in Bogota, Colombia, July 20, 2020. A Catholic group leg by a Franciscan priest is helping the homeless during the pandemic. (Manuel Rueda/CNS via Crux)

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Latam bishops face unrest and division in Cuba, Colombia and Nicaragua

Inés San Martín|Jul 20, 2021|6 Min Read

Ingwenyama Mswati III has been king of Eswatini since 1986. Pro-democracy activists in the country previously known as Swaziland, have vowed Tuesday June 29, 2021, to intensify demonstrations against the monarchy until it makes democratic reforms and unbans all opposition parties. (Wikimedia Commons)

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Small African nation of Eswatini is facing major crisis, bishop says

Carol Glatz|Jul 19, 2021|3 Min Read

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