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Will Archbishop Romero Soon Become a Saint?

Mary Mata April 22, 2013

Pope Francis “Unblocks” Romero’s Beatification By Latino Rebels The National Catholic Reporter published a story saying that “a Vatican official responsible for the sainthood cause of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador announced […]

Migration of Latin American Nurses Could Help U.S. Healthcare

Mary Mata April 4, 2013

Latin America Green News

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Latin America Green News

Mary Mata March 28, 2013

By Amanda Maxwell, La Onda Verde de NRDC Chile HidroAysén, the company intending to build a 2,750 megawatt dam project on two rivers in Patagonia, announced that it would not present […]

Latin America Green News

Mary Mata March 21, 2013

By Amanda Maxwell, La Onda Verde de NRDC Chile The Chilean Solar Energy Research Center—a newly formed organization comprising researchers from several of the country’s universities—will begin a multidisciplinary study of […]

Mexico Demands Sotheby’s Halt Pre-Hispanic Artifacts Auction

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By Associated Press/Washington Post The Mexican government is demanding that Sotheby’s auction house halt the planned sale of 51 pre-Columbian Mexican artifacts, arguing they are protected national historical pieces. The […]

Ex-Mexican Pres. Zedillo Could Face Cover-Up Charges in U.S.

Mary Mata March 20, 2013

By Robert Cyr, ctlatinonews A new ruling has been issued in an intriguing international human rights case unfolding in Hartford federal court. It involves a former Mexican president and the court […]