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  Nicaragua arrests 2 high-ranking Catholic priests with close ties to cardinal

  Nicaraguan authorities have detained two senior Catholic priests, escalating tensions between the state and the Catholic Church. The priests, identified as Carlos Aviles and Hector Treminio, are closely associated with the country’s top Catholic leader. Their arrest brings the total number of clergymen detained last week to at least six, Reuters reported Saturday.

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  World Council of Churches slammed for Cuba trip, claiming gov’t respects religious freedom

  The World Council of Churches' recent visit to Cuba, led by General Secretary Rev. Prof. Jerry Pillay, has drawn the ire of religious freedom advocates. Critics say the visit, which included a meeting with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, overlooked the Cuban government's violations of religious freedom.

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  Chile rejects proposed constitution establishing rights to personhood, religious freedom

  Voters in Chile voted down a proposed constitution that would have established rights to personhood and religious freedom as well as replaced the charter imposed by a military dictatorship over four decades ago.

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  Representative of Evangelicals Among Faith Leaders Praying for New Argentinian President

  After a swearing in ceremony at the National Congress, newly inaugurated President of Argentina Dr. Javier Milei participated in an interfaith ceremony at Buenos Aires Cathedral. In what Evangélico Digital reported as an unusual event for a presidential inauguration, Milei, himself of Jewish background, and several of his cabinet ministers listened to short speeches and received prayers from several faith leaders.

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  Exiled Catholics testify about their imprisonment under Nicaragua's Ortega dictatorship

  An exiled prisoner of conscience from Nicaragua told members of U.S. Congress he was arrested without a warrant, stripped naked and subjected to multiple interrogations about Bishop Rolando Álvarez, who was sentenced to over 20 years in prison for sermons criticizing the government's human rights violations.

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  'They are raping us': Hundreds of migrants sexually assaulted en route to US

  Doctors Without Borders is reporting a surge in sexual violence impacting migrants traveling from Latin America to the United States as concerns about securing the southern border continue to loom large in American politics.

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  Christian groups provide relief to thousands impacted by Hurricane Otis in Mexico

  Samaritan’s Purse and the Adventist Development and Relief Agency are among the Christian groups providing critical aid to the thousands affected by last month’s Hurricane Otis in Mexico, which unexpectedly intensified to a Category 5 storm, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake, particularly in the city of Acapulco.

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