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At Easter, Catholics can expect for more persecution from the Nicaraguan regime

A woman prays during the Stations of the Cross in the Metropolitan Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua, on March 17, 2023. (Credit: Inti Ocon/AP.)

At Easter, Catholics can expect for more persecution from the Nicaraguan regime

Apr 17
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Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (Credit: AP Photo/Andrew Medichini.)

Commonwealth of Nations seeks Vatican collaboration in peace, tolerance

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Uganda opposition leader Kizza Besigye arrives at court in Kampala, Uganda, on Nov. 20, 2024. (Credit: Hajarah Nalwadda/AP.)

Catholic priest says Uganda has moved from Republic to a dynasty

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Apr 15
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Clergy attend the beatification Mass of Carlo Acutis in the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi in Assisi, Italy, Oct. 10, 2020. (Credit: CNS photo/courtesy Diocese of Assisi- Nocera Umbra- Gualdo Tadino.)

New documentary looks at life of Carlo Acutis, who will be canonized this month

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St. Peter's decked out with Dutch flowers in 2023. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Dutch floral gift for Vatican Easter a tradition ‘too beautiful to let go to waste’

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Icon depicting the Emperor Constantine and the bishops of the First Council of Nicaea (325) holding the Niceno–Constantinopolitan Creed of 381. (Credit: Wikipedia.)

Churches Together in England says Council of Nicaea still a ‘breath of hope’

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