Catholic News – Americas
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Open Doors: Nicaraguan Christians ‘increasingly silenced’ by dictatorship
Daniel Ortega, dictator of Nicaragua, and his wife and co-president, Rosario Murillo. | Credit: Council of Communication and Citizenship of…
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Health spending bill would keep ban on tax-funded abortion
An unborn baby at 20 weeks. | Credit: Steve via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) Jan 21, 2026 / 15:49 pm…
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100 years since the Cristero War in Mexico: What you should know
Blessed Father Miguel Agustín Pro, a martyr during the Cristero War in Mexico, with his arms outstretched in the form…
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Virginia bishops condemn proposed abortion amendment: ‘We will fight’
Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington and Bishop Barry Knestout of Richmond. | Credit: Katie Yoder/EWTN News; photo courtesy of the…
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The nuns who witnessed the life and death of Martin Luther King Jr.
We March with Selma event. | Credit: Via Flickr CC BY NC 2.0 Jan 19, 2026 / 04:00 am (CNA).…
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Cardinal Dolan reflects on recovering the essentials of the Catholic faith
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop emeritus of New York. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News Jan 7, 2026 / 07:00 am (CNA).…
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After Maduro’s capture, there’s hope for Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, leader says
Artist’s sketch of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores at the New York courthouse where they appeared Jan. 5, 2025. Photos…
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Trump to negotiate with Congress over pro-life protections in health plan
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Aug. 5,…
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Becket report finds increases in support for religious liberty in the public square
The Becket Fund releases its annual Religious Freedom Index (RFI) on Jan. 16, 2026, exploring American attitudes on the First…
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Republican senators urge more regulations on abortion pill in Senate hearing
Credit: Carl DMaster/Shutterstock Jan 15, 2026 / 17:10 pm (CNA). As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues its review…
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