Bishops Respond to Bolivian Government Forcing Catholic College to Shutdown | EWTN News Nightly
- Preacher
- Mother Angelica
- Tradition
- Roman Catholic
- Published
- Length
- 4:08
About this sermon
The government in Bolivia forced a Catholic teachers' college to close. Now the country's Bishops Conference is responding. The college was closed by the state in 2010. It was part of an effort to nationalize the training of teachers. The Bolivian government also banned the creation of any future private schools offering degrees in teaching. Director of Advocacy for Latin America with the Alliance Defending Freedom, Tomas Henriquez, joins to tell us a little more about the Catholic Teachers' College in Bolivia, what its roles was and who it served. Henriquez shares why the Bolivian government forced the college to close its doors and what their rationale was. He discusses what the reaction was of the Bolivian parents to the decision by the government and whether they lost their option to send their kids to private or religious schools if they desired. Nearly 13 years after the college closed, Henriquez explains why the Bolivian bishops are pushing back now and what prompted the lawsuit. Bolivia is not the only Central American country to do this. Last week, President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua shut down several universities, including John Paul II University in Managua. Henriquez fills us in on whether he is concerned about this and what he thinks this signals. EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf
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