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WATCH: Costa Rica’s new Catholic president entrusts her gov’t to Our Lady during Mass

Bishop Javier Román Arias highlighted the significance of new Costa Rican President Laura Virginia Fernández Delgado beginning her public service grounded in faith and trust in God.

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Patrick Delaney

• May 14, 2026May 15, 2026

Costa Rica’s pro-life president-elect slams radical left as gov’t closes embassy in Cuba

'Socialism, communism, [and] the left demonstrate that they destroy societies,' said incoming president Laura Fernández Delgado.

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LifeSiteNews staff

• Mar 23, 2026Mar 24, 2026

Costa Rica elects pro-life Catholic president who calls abortion ‘murder’

Fernández won in the first round with more than 48% of the vote after emphasizing her pro-life, pro-family views throughout the campaign.

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Jonathon Van Maren

• Feb 9, 2026

Costa Rican priest claims Francis is a Freemason, not a true pope

Father Don José Pablo de Jesús Tamayo Rodríguez has been excommunicated for asserting that Francis is not the legitimate pontiff because he is a Freemason and that Pope Benedict XVI did not fully resign his office.

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Antonino Cambria

• Mar 10, 2025Mar 11, 2025

UK creating a ‘blacklist’ of countries, US states that allow ‘gender change’ too easily: report

In California, you might be a bearded man who identifies as a ‘non-binary transgender woman,’ but if you want to move to the UK, you might not be able to take that baggage with you.

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Jonathon Van Maren

• Dec 8, 2023Dec 8, 2023

Costa Rican bishops fight back against proposed law requiring priests to violate seal of confession

The bishops argue that breaching the inviolable secrecy of confession contravenes both religious freedom and the Church's autonomy.

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Louis Knuffke

• Nov 23, 2023Nov 23, 2023

Costa Rican Christians condemn UN pressure to decriminalize abortion

'Giving in as a country to UN pressure would be like accepting abortion as a human right, with all the negative implications that this could entail.'

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Calvin Freiburger

• Aug 31, 2023Sep 1, 2023

Catholic seminary brought ‘sexologist’ who promoted transgenderism, masturbation to seminarians

The national seminary of Costa Rica used a dissident ‘sexologist’ to teach future priests about homosexuality and transgenderism – and one of her protégés is now influencing Catholics in the United States.

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Joseph Beretta

• Aug 18, 2023Aug 21, 2023

Catholic priest promotes radical ‘sexologist’ who defends homosexuality, transgenderism

Father ‘Lalo’ Jara, a prominent DC priest, is using his growing platform to promote heterodox, pro-LGBT sexologist Margarita Murillo.

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Joseph Beretta

• Aug 4, 2023Aug 7, 2023

Blockbuster ‘Sound of Freedom’ film announces release dates for international markets

'Child trafficking is a global issue, and we hope to build on the incredible momentum here in the states and share the film’s powerful message worldwide,' said Jared Geesey, Senior Vice President of Global Distribution for Angel Studios.

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LifeSiteNews staff

• Jul 28, 2023Jul 28, 2023

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Costa Rica’s pro-life president-elect slams radical left as gov’t closes embassy in Cuba

Costa Rica elects pro-life Catholic president who calls abortion ‘murder’

Costa Rican priest claims Francis is a Freemason, not a true pope

UK creating a ‘blacklist’ of countries, US states that allow ‘gender change’ too easily: report

Costa Rican bishops fight back against proposed law requiring priests to violate seal of confession

Costa Rican Christians condemn UN pressure to decriminalize abortion

Catholic seminary brought ‘sexologist’ who promoted transgenderism, masturbation to seminarians

Catholic priest promotes radical ‘sexologist’ who defends homosexuality, transgenderism

Blockbuster ‘Sound of Freedom’ film announces release dates for international markets