Guatemalan General Faces Charges for Role in Genocide
Retired General Manuel Benedicto Lucas García is on trial for his part in the massacre of...
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Mexico’s Cartels Are Entering Politics, Church Warns
As elections approach, drug cartels are targetting and killing political candidates; 29 people...
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Priests Denounce Argentina’s Cuts to Programs for Poor
Curas villeros, who minister in shantytowns, say the austerity measures imposed by President Javier Milei are “a step backward.”
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Migrants Are Targets for Kidnapping in Mexico
Central American and other migrants en route to the U.S.-Mexico border are routinely held for ransom as criminal gangs engage in kidnappings.
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Migrant Drownings Stoke Cross-Border Tensions, Questions of Jurisdiction
The drownings of three migrants in the Rio Grande has deepened a jurisdictional dispute between the U.S. federal and Texas state governments.
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Guatemalan Cardinal Is at Risk of Arrest
Advocate for the poor Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini of Huehuetenango has been warned by Guatemala’s apostolic nuncio that he is at risk of arrest.
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Overwhelmed by Migrants, Costa Rica Declares State of Emergency
Costa Rica’s federal government declares a state of emergency as tensions rise due to unprecedented numbers of migrants transiting through the Central American country.
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Nicaragua Seizes University, Evicts Jesuits
The Central American University, known as the UCA, is the latest of over two dozen educational institutions to be closed by the repressive Ortega regime.
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Nicaragua Freezes Jesuit University’s Accounts
The administration of President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua has blocked activity on the accounts of the Jesuit-run Central American University.
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Mexican Priest Murdered, Archbishop Attacked
In Mexico’s worsening violence against clergy, Augustinian Father Javier García Villafaña, was killed days after an attack on an archbishop.
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Countries to Close Darién Gap Migrant Route
Officials announce that the United States, Colombia and Panama will implement plans to block the Darién Gap as record numbers of migrants risk their lives.
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Nicaraua’s Bishop Álvarez Appears in TV Interview
The imprisoned Nicaraguan prelate, Bishop Rolando Álvarez, is allowed a meal with his siblings and then interviewed in a staged TV broadcast.
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