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Nicaraguan bishop charges police, government persecution
Posted on 05/20/2022 22:25 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)

Mexico City Newsroom, May 20, 2022 / 17:25 pm (CNA).
Bishop Rolando José Álvarez Lagos of Matagalpa has charged that the police of President Daniel Ortega’s government harassed him by following him all day and into the night, and announced he will fast indefinitely “on water and whey” until the harassment ends.
Priest killed near US-Mexico border
Posted on 05/19/2022 20:14 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)

Mexico City Newsroom, May 19, 2022 / 15:14 pm (CNA).
The body of Father José Guadalupe Rivas Saldaña, 57, has been found with signs of violence on the outskirts of Tecate, a city located on the border with the United States in the Mexican state of Baja California. There are no suspects in the killing.
Spanish Jerusalem Bible changes 'fishers of men' to 'fishers of persons'
Posted on 05/17/2022 22:25 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)

Lima, Peru, May 17, 2022 / 17:25 pm (CNA).
The Desclée de Brouwer publishing house, which publishes the Jerusalem Bible, changed the word "man" (“hombre”) to "person" (“persona”) in its new Spanish edition.
US Catholic bishops call for ‘honest dialogue’ on ‘persistent evil of racism’ after mass shootings
Posted on 05/17/2022 10:17 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)

Washington D.C., May 17, 2022 / 05:17 am (CNA).
The USCCB said it would continue to “advocate for an end to violence, and for the respect and dignity of all lives.”
Medical expert debunks false claims of Planned Parenthood about abortion in El Salvador
Posted on 05/16/2022 22:30 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)

San Salvador, El Salvador, May 16, 2022 / 17:30 pm (CNA).
A Salvadoran medical expert has debunked the false claims about abortion in El Salvador made by a former journalist now working for Planned Parenthood.
How do we know if we are listening to God's voice, or our own? This author has some advice
Posted on 05/14/2022 10:04 AM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)

Denver Newsroom, May 14, 2022 / 05:04 am (CNA).
Discernment is hard. How do we know if the voice we’re listening to is God’s, or our own?
Colombian bishops lament court's approval of assisted suicide
Posted on 05/13/2022 20:59 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)

Bogotá, Colombia, May 13, 2022 / 15:59 pm (CNA).
The Colombian Bishops’ Conference said it was deeply pained by the Constitutional Court’s Wednesday ruling decriminalizing assisted suicide, and urged the authorities to make decisions aimed at protecting life "and not its destruction."
Haitian priest denounces Dominican Republic's border fence
Posted on 05/12/2022 18:33 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)

Port-au-Prince, Haiti, May 12, 2022 / 13:33 pm (CNA).
A Haitian priest has said a border wall being built by the Dominican Republic to stop Haitian emigration “is not the solution” to the problem.
Cardinal Zen arrest: A roundup of reactions
Posted on 05/11/2022 13:50 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 11, 2022 / 08:50 am (CNA).
‘The arrest of Cardinal Zen sends a chilling message,’ said William Nee of Chinese Human Rights Defenders.
Peru passes bill supporting parents' rights in education
Posted on 05/10/2022 20:55 PM (EWTN News - Americas Catholic News)

Lima, Peru, May 10, 2022 / 15:55 pm (CNA).
The Peruvian Congress on Thursday passed Bill 904, which supports the right of parents to educate their children according to their values and principles.