Dictatorship in Nicaragua cancels registration of 25 institutions including the Franciscans — By: Catholic News Agency

null / ChiccoDodiFC / Shutterstock. ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 27, 2023 / 10:05 am (CNA). In a new attack against the Catholic Church in Nicaragua, the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega canceled the legal status and registration of 25 institutions, including that of the Franciscan Friars Minor and those of several other Christian denomination groups….

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Synod on Synodality: Anticipation and tensions brew ahead of synthesis report release  — By: Catholic News Agency

Delegates at the Synod on Synodality will vote on the assembly’s synthesis report on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. / Vatican News Vatican City, Oct 27, 2023 / 09:50 am (CNA). A summary report of this month’s synodal assembly in Rome is nearing finalization — with both anticipation and apprehension mounting over what the critical document…

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Religious persecution is threat to U.S. national security, experts tell Congress — By: Catholic News Agency

U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C. / Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 26, 2023 / 17:20 pm (CNA). In testimony to the House Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, experts said that religious persecution across the world poses a serious threat to American citizens and U.S. national security. The hearing, which…

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