Nicaragua expels Catholic Bishop Alvarez, priests amid crackdown
San Jose, Costa Rica Reuters Nicaragua said it expelled 19 clergymen to the Vatican on Sunday, including Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez, a prominent critic of President Daniel Ortega. Bishop Isidoro Mora, 15 priests and two seminarians who were detained in Nicaragua were also expelled. Rolando Alvarez, Bishop of the Diocese of Matagalpa and a critic […]
“Let’s not lose hope”: Nicaragua’s exiled clergy and faithful keep up struggle for human rights at Mass
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, reports from Miami…
Former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif vows to work toward economic recovery
Islamabad, PakistanReuters Pakistan’s three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif kick-started his party’s campaign for next year’s election on Saturday after arriving home from four years of self-imposed exile in London, promising to tackle record inflation. “I want to serve this nation,” said the 73-year-old veteran politician in his address to thousands of his supporters at his […]
Tibetans in exile vote in India for their political leader
Dharmsala, IndiaAP Hundreds of Tibetans in exile braved the rain and cold Sunday in India’s northern city of Dharmsala, where the exiled government is based, and voted for their new political leader as the current officeholder’s five-year term nears its end. The voters wore masks, maintained social distance and used hand sanitiser as they cast […]
Vietnamese Christian rights defender exiled to Germany after release
World Watch Monitor Vietnam has released a Christian human rights lawyer and his assistant – both of whom were given long prison sentences in April – and sent them to Germany. No statement was issued by the government on the release of Nguyen Van Dai, 48, and his assistant, Le Thu Ha, on Thursday, 7th June. Catholic […]
SIGHT-SEEING: WHY A 2,500-YEAR-OLD HEBREW POEM STILL MATTERS
As Jews around the world mark Tisha B’av, commemorating the destruction of the two temples in Jerusalem, DAVID W STOWE, professor of English and religious studies at Michigan State University in the US, reflects on the enduring power of Psalm 137 and how it has inspired activists and artists all over the world…