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Nicaragua
Nicaragua stages unprecedented roundup of opposition leaders
ncronline.org - by The Associated Press
Managua, Nicaragua — Nicaraguan police have arrested another opposition politician, bringing to six the number detained over the weekend. Five were …
9 hours ago
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Catholicism
Pope and Canadian Indigenous: 'Sorry' must fit the level of suffering
ncronline.org - by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
Vatican City — Pope Francis seems to have no trouble using the word "sorry" and recommending others use it often. Then why, people wondered, did he …
11 hours ago
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Pope Francis
Selfish lifestyles fuel poverty, pope says in 'World Day of the Poor' message
ncronline.org - by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service
Vatican City — Poverty is the result of people's selfishness; it is not "fate" or the fault of the poor, Pope Francis said. "Unless we choose to …
11 hours ago
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Tigray Region
Pope demands food aid reach starving people of Tigray
ncronline.org - by The Associated Press
Rome — Pope Francis demanded June 13 that humanitarian aid reach hungry people in the war-torn Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, where Ethiopian …
10 hours ago
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Afghanistan
Mission leader expresses concern about future of Catholic presence in Afghanistan
ncronline.org - by Catholic News Service
Kabul, Afghanistan — The papal mission to Afghanistan faces an uncertain future as foreign military forces, led by the United States, carry out a …
11 hours ago