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Nicaragua’s crackdown on Catholic Church spreads fear among the faithful, there and in exile

MIAMI (AP) — Nineteen priests kicked out of the country, dozens of incidents of harassment and church desecrations, rural areas lacking worship and social services: the situation for Catholic clergy and faithful in Nicaragua is only worsening in 2024, according to exiled priests, laypeople in the Central American country and human rights advocates. The fear of the ongoing crackdown by …

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Senators return from 10-day break to beat Maple Leafs 5-3

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Shane Pinto had a goal and two assists and the Ottawa Senators beat Toronto 5-3 on Saturday night in a game that ended with Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Reilly cross-checking Ridly Greig for firing a slap shot into an empty net. Claude Giroux, Vladimir Tarasenko and Josh Norris also scored for Ottawa in its return from …

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