Nicaraguan Catholic clergy

During the rally, which was called by the Catholic church, Managua's bishop issued a deadline of one month to see if there was a serious intention to ... faith of the Lord Jesus, brothers in suffering for so many lives lost... desiring justice, peace and reconciliation,” Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes told the crowds.

The April 19 University Movement accepted the Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua's invitation for a national peace dialogue with the government. ... After backtracking the resolution on social security that sparked the protests, President Daniel Ortega invited the Catholic Church to participate in the ...

Mexico City — The bishops' conference of Nicaragua has accepted an invitation to mediate talks aimed at calming the Central American country, which has been roiled by protests over proposed changes to the national social security system and discontent with an increasingly authoritarian government.

In Catholic passion plays, participants depicted Jesus's trial and death, while other local rituals drew heavily on earlier pre-Christian traditions. .... Catholic clergy walk during the Washing of the Feet procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed by many Christians to be the site of the ...

BRASILIA, Brazil — Bishop Jose Ronaldo Ribeiro of Formosa was arrested and charged, along with four diocesan priests, of stealing about $606 million of ... The new bishops are: Archbishop Jose Bettencourt, a priest of the Archdiocese of Ottawa and former head of diplomatic protocol for the Vatican; ...

One week before the execution, Cardinal William H. Keeler, then head of the Baltimore Archdiocese, visited Baker on death row and simply read “the bread of life discourse” from the Gospel of John. The priest thought it was an odd selection because Baker was not Catholic and Catholics frequently cite the ...

This text is a catechesis of the history and office of Bishop in the Catholic Church. It reminds us that: “In the Bishop surrounded by his Priests, our Lord Jesus Christ himself, having become High Priest for ever, is present among you. For, through the ministry of the Bishop, Christ himself never fails to proclaim ...

Montini Catholic High School's Principal, Maryann O'Neill announced her retirement to students, staff and parents earlier this year. ... In 2011, Mrs. O'Neill was presented with the Bishop Roger L. Kaffer Outstanding Principal Award for personifying the Catholic values and principles of school leadership.

Two days before our visit to the canton of Santa Cruz, President Luis Guillermo Solis inaugurated a multi-use space in La Garita de Santa Cecilia. He also delivered a kiosk in the canton's central park. But no one talks to us about that. Some weren't even aware, and those who were aware were not ...

The rise of exorcism in Catholic and evangelical churches is like a new Inquisition. But there are ways ... According to the Sicilian priest and exorcist Benigno Palilla, speaking on Vatican Radio, there are half a million cases reported in Italy yearly, and demand for assistance has tripled. To claim that such a ...

The family knew she needed help, but they also knew it would take the best part of a day to reach a doctor from the scattering of poor homesteads in the rainforest of north-eastern Nicaragua, that is known as El Cortezal. Instead, they sent for the young pastor from the evangelical church that Vilma had ...

Last summer, Pope Francis made the request to Cardinal Wuerl for a $25-million grant from the foundation for the Italian hospital Istituto Dermopatico ... In 2013, a priest who had been its chief executive was arrested by Italian financial police for allegedly taking money from the facility and running up a ...

The Most Reverend Manuel A. Cruz, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark, stood on the shining marble altar at Newark's Cathedral ... especially those from his native Puerto Rico, for his tragic death in a plane crash en route to deliver aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua in 1972.

Nevertheless, most people begin the day of penance by going to church and having ash placed on their foreheads by a priest. The ashes ... According to the Catholic law of abstinence, Catholics 14 and older must not eat meat on Fridays during this 40-day period leading up to Easter Sunday. “Abstinence ...

Fifteen people, including two priests, have been murdered at Mass in Nigeria. The Church is willing to act as a mediator after bloodshed in Nicaragua, Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes has said (Hannah Brockhaus and Elise Harris). Bishop Franz-Josef Bode, vice-president of the German bishops' conference, ...

CWN Editor's Note: Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes “called on the government and members of civil society to avoid any violence and damage to public or private property to set the right atmosphere for productive dialogue,” according to the report.” The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in ...

The course is mandatory for clergy of the diocese of Austin and invites all “Bishops, Priests, Judicial Vicars (Canonists), and Permanent Deacons and lay people ... When contacted by the Catholic Herald, one Rota official said that in his office he had neither heard about the course nor about its preparation.

Authorities released some student protesters arrested during anti-government demonstrations over the past week and the Roman Catholic Church agreed Tuesday to act as a mediator as Ortega sought to lower tensions in Nicaragua. Nicaragua “is living under a dictatorship with the facade of democracy,” a ...

On Saturday, Baez also said that because of his critical view when it comes to political issues, he'd gone to the cathedral with Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes and the clergy from the diocese. When they arrived on the ground, the students applauded. Addressing the youth gathered, he said that the Catholic ...