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Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, a frequent critic of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, prays at a Catholic church in Managua May 20, 2022. A Nicaraguan court ruled Jan. 10, 2023, that Bishop Álvarez will stand trial on charges of conspiracy and spreading false information. (OSV News photo/Maynor Valenzuela, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
Bishop Álvarez briefly materialized in Managua for a pre-trial hearing, accused of “conspiracy to undermine national integrity and propagation of false news.” A frequent government critic, Bishop Álvarez had strongly objected to the closing of Catholic radio and television stations last year.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
J.D. Long García
In states like California, which expanded access to abortion after Roe was overturned last year, pro-life Latinos are asking: How can we make sure that the people who want to have kids are able to have them?
The American flag flies over the House side of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
America Staff
For the fifth consecutive session, Jesuit alumni account for about 10 percent of Congress.
A prisoner under escort at the South Western Front during the Irish Civil War: July 22, 1922. Courtesy of National Library of Ireland Ref.: HOG106.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Hargaden
The peaceful sharing of power by Irish political parties that once went to war may be understood as a triumph of the common good.
A painted sign on paper reading "Goodbye Roe"
FaithDispatches
Christopher Parker
Maria McFadden Maffucci is the editor-in-chief of the Human Life Review, a quarterly journal founded by her father in 1975 after the Roe vs. Wade decision.
A protester, supporter of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, in confronted by a police phalanx.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Cristobal Spielmann
“This has no place in democratic coexistence,” Cardinal Odilo Scherer tweeted on the day of the riots.