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Eight People, Including 3-Year-Old, Are Kidnapped From Haiti Orphanage

August 4, 2025August 4, 2025Ephrat Livni and David C. AdamsComments Off on Eight People, Including 3-Year-Old, Are Kidnapped From Haiti Orphanage

The abductees, including an Irish missionary who directs care for children with special needs, were taken from an orphanage serving about 270 children.

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Eight People, Including 3-Year-Old, Are Kidnapped From Haiti Orphanage

August 4, 2025Ephrat Livni and David C. AdamsComments Off on Eight People, Including 3-Year-Old, Are Kidnapped From Haiti Orphanage

The abductees, including an Irish missionary who directs care for children with special needs, were taken from an orphanage serving about 270 children.

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In Augustinian Order, Pope Leo XIV Found Unity, Charity and ‘Eternal Friendship’

May 13, 2025May 13, 2025Patricia Mazzei and Matthew Mpoke BiggComments Off on In Augustinian Order, Pope Leo XIV Found Unity, Charity and ‘Eternal Friendship’

The Order of St. Augustine, with fewer than 3,000 members, shaped the man who would become a cardinal, and then pope to the world’s Roman Catholics.

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Pope Leo XIV Overcame a Major Strike Against Him: Being American

May 8, 2025May 9, 2025JASON HOROWITZComments Off on Pope Leo XIV Overcame a Major Strike Against Him: Being American

Before he was chosen, Robert Francis Prevost had the papal seal of approval from his predecessor, Francis, who put him in one of the top jobs in the Roman Catholic Church.

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From the Surf to the Sermon: The Christian Surfers of Costa Rica

December 22, 2024December 22, 2024Maria Abi-Habib and Alejandro CegarraComments Off on From the Surf to the Sermon: The Christian Surfers of Costa Rica

A group of missionaries who surf have expanded to a remote part of Costa Rica, where people come from afar looking for the “perfect wave.” And maybe a little Jesus?

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Pope’s Grueling Asia Tour Points Toward a Less-Western Church

September 13, 2024September 13, 2024EMMA BUBOLAComments Off on Pope’s Grueling Asia Tour Points Toward a Less-Western Church

The long trip by a frail, 87-year-old pope was seen as a bold endeavor and a muscular step for a global church looking East.

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Indonesia Is One of the World’s Biggest Sources of Catholic Priests

September 7, 2024September 10, 2024Sui-Lee Wee, Muktita Suhartono and Nyimas LaulaComments Off on Indonesia Is One of the World’s Biggest Sources of Catholic Priests

A seminary on Flores, a Catholic-majority island in Indonesia, ordains so many priests that a lot of them go abroad to serve the faithful.

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Are Pacific Islands a ‘Dumping Ground’ for Accused Priests?

September 6, 2024September 6, 2024Pete McKenzieComments Off on Are Pacific Islands a ‘Dumping Ground’ for Accused Priests?

Over a decades-long period, more than 30 Catholic priests and missionaries moved to remote island nations after they had allegedly abused children in the West, or had been found to do so.

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How American Pastors in Nicaragua Ended Up Imprisoned for Money Laundering

September 5, 2024September 5, 2024FRANCES ROBLESComments Off on How American Pastors in Nicaragua Ended Up Imprisoned for Money Laundering

Evangelical pastors led by a Texas missionary in Nicaragua were accused of money laundering, in a widespread crackdown on religious groups.

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Why Do Aid Groups Stay in Lawless Haiti?

May 25, 2024May 26, 2024MARIA ABI-HABIBComments Off on Why Do Aid Groups Stay in Lawless Haiti?

Two American missionaries and a Haitian aid director were killed, the latest gang violence against aid groups in Haiti’s capital.

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