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Archbishop Dionisio Guillermo García of Santiago de Cuba prays before an image of Mary in the Basilica National Sanctuary of Our Lady of Charity on March 24, 2024.

Cuba’s release of prisoners motivated by economics and politics, expert says

Jan 17, 2025

By Eduardo Berdejo

The Cuban government’s announcement of the release of 553 prisoners has been described by an analyst and the opposition as... Read more

Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matalgalpa, Nicaragua.

Nicaraguan human rights advocate asks British Parliament to help release Bishop Álvarez

Nov 17, 2023

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Former Nicaraguan presidential candidate Félix Maradiaga recently visited the British Parliament and asked for support in freeing Nicaragua’s political prisoners. Read more

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Rosary beads and tributes are placed on the sculpture of St. John Paul II on March 13, 2025, at the main entrance of Gemelli Hospital in Rome, where Pope Francis is being cared for. Today marks the 28th day since Pope Francis was hospitalized in Rome on Feb. 14 and also 12 years since Jorge Mario Bergoglio became Pope Francis.

Pope Francis marks 12th anniversary of pontificate and nearly 1 month in the hospital

Highlands El Encinar School in Madrid.

Regnum Christi to review abuse prevention policies following arrest of former official

Google offices in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York.

FCC grills Google over alleged faith-based discrimination in YouTube TV programming

Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz gives a talk during his July 2024 visit to Santiago, Chile.

Opus Dei prelate: ‘These are difficult times in the world and in the Church’

Normally busy streets in Manhattan are deserted April 10, 2020, after officials imposed a COVID-19 lockdown.

UPDATED: Which states protect churches from closure, 5 years after COVID lockdowns?

Fr. Marko Ivan Rupnik, S.J., with the official image of the 10th World Meeting of Families in Rome.

Father Marco Rupnik, accused of abuse and returned to ministry: a timeline

Massacre in Plateau, Nigeria, on Dec. 24, 2023.

Nearly 150 Catholic priests kidnapped across Nigeria in past decade, at least 11 killed

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Ohio Catholic hospital resolves First Amendment dispute over ‘body cavity’ search

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