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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Tight Texas Poll for US Senate Seat — By: Church Militant

DETROIT (ChurchMilitant.com) – A new Texas U.S. Senate survey finds two-term incumbent Ted Cruz, R-Texas, headed toward a competitive general election, but the Texas political climate and other issues motivating voters will probably put Cruz in a strong position for a win come November.  Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas Emerson College just released the results of its latest survey of…

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Pro-Lifer in Poland Punished for Comments on Homosexuality — By: Church Militant

GDAŃSK, Poland (ChurchMilitant.com) – A Polish pro-life leader has been convicted for allegedly slandering the LGBT community in his country. Mariusz Dzierżawski Mariusz Dzierżawski, board member of the Pro-Prawo do Życia (Pro-Right to Life) foundation, was sentenced on Jan. 17 for organizing a campaign to inform Poles about scientific research linking homosexuality and pedophilia. According to courts in Gdańsk,…

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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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