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Turmoil in Nicaragua focus of diplomats from Organization of American States

WASHINGTON -- For a few hours, Gio Gomez left the warmth of the Florida sun and headed north toward an arctic blast in Washington....

Update: U.S. withdrawal from Syria puts Christians at risk according to aid workers

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AMMAN, Jordan — Several Mideast-based Christians working on the Syria crisis have joined a growing chorus about U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull...

Scapegoating migrants in political speeches is unacceptable, pope says

VATICAN CITY — In today’s climate of mistrust, rejection and nationalism, the world urgently needs peacemakers and politicians who protect and lovingly serve others,...

Archival discovery at Catholic U. leads to Kristallnacht remembrance

WASHINGTON — Jews worldwide will remember the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht. In a direct German translation, it means “Crystal Night,” but it is more commonly...
election

USCCB, evangelicals weigh in on civic responsibility issues for election day

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WASHINGTON -- Catholics are far from the only religion in the public-policy arena. One such Christian counterpart is the National Association of Evangelicals, which...
Greg Erlandson

Sitting on our hands will harm ourselves and those helped by the church: Greg...

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By GREG ERLANDSON Tracking the Catholic zeitgeist these days can be a dizzying experience. It helps to have a sense of history, and perhaps a...
Judge Kavanaugh

Social justice Catholic group’s letter objects to Kavanaugh nomination

WASHINGTON — A Sept. 4 letter signed by more than 1,500 Catholic nuns, priests and other church leaders from around the country addressed to...
Nicaragua

Nicaraguan bishops to pray for exorcism as violence continues

MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- As attacks on Catholic clergy continue and anti-government protesters are besieged by Nicaraguan police and paramilitaries, the bishops said they would...
Nicaragua

Nicaraguan bishops, clergy under attack by pro-government supporters

COPAN, Honduras -- Nicaraguan bishops and clergy were attacked by armed groups aligned with the government July 9 as violence in the Central American...
Supreme Court

Trump travel ban upheld by U.S. Supreme Court; church groups unhappy

WASHINGTON -- In a 5-4 decision June 26, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump's travel ban on people entering the U.S. from...