Dictatorship in Nicaragua cancels legal personhood of 10 Catholic and evangelical NGOs — By: Catholic News Agency

Daniel Ortega. / Credit: Shutterstock ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 19, 2024 / 18:00 pm (CNA). In a new attack against the Catholic Church and other Christians in Nicaragua, the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, has canceled the legal personhood of several religious congregations and evangelical groups. On Jan….

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Dutch bishops offer cautious response to Vatican blessing guidance, bucking regional trend    — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop Hans van den Hende walks in Keukenhof park in Lisse, Netherlands, on April 12, 2022. / Credit: Ramon Mangold/Diocese of Rotterdam Rome Newsroom, Jan 19, 2024 / 16:30 pm (CNA). The Catholic bishops of the Netherlands have issued a cautious, qualified response to the Vatican’s controversial guidance on blessings, striking a markedly different tone than their…

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Vatican prefect: Fiducia Supplicans draws ‘some negative reactions’ from Christian leaders — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, speaks with EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief Andreas Thonhauser on Jan. 18, 2024. / Credit: EWTN Rome Newsroom, Jan 19, 2024 / 16:00 pm (CNA). Orthodox and other Christian leaders have raised concerns to the Vatican about its recent declaration allowing nonliturgical blessings of same-sex…

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