As thousands of pilgrims streamed through the neighborhood of Las Acacias en route to the World Day Youth vigil, those from Nicaragua and Venezuela received special cheers and applause as they carried the flags of their respective countries.
Rhina Guidos - Catholic News Service
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Panama mosque offers free water to World Youth Day pilgrims
While hundreds of vendors sold water to the thirsty, the Muslim community at the oldest mosque in Panama City gave it away for free near a banner that said, “Welcome Pilgrim Friends.”
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Marginalized take center stage at World Youth Day Panama
One of World Youth Day’s first event focused on the plight of populations most of the world rarely sees or comes across: the indigenous.
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Cardinal Wuerl says he ‘forgot’ he knew about sexual abuse accusation against McCarrick
Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, Washington’s retired archbishop, apologized Jan. 15 for what he called a “lapse of memory,” clarifying that he knew of at least one abuse allegation against former U.S. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, but he had “forgotten” about it.
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The Vatican may be deciding fate of former Cardinal McCarrick
Many are asking why McCarrick was allowed to ascend the hierarchical church ladder when some in church circles had reported questionable behavior to the Vatican.
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Jesuit priest remains House Chaplain in new Congress
Lawmakers voted late Jan. 3 to keep Jesuit Father Patrick J. Conroy, the 60th chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives, in the post for the next two years.
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Immigration battles continue as 2018 comes to an end
The year may be coming to an end but the battles on the immigration front promise to continue well into 2019 and beyond.
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At the border, communities vent anger toward Washington
Many worried, however, that just like the government shutdown, periodic acts aimed against migrants would continue, and they urged politicians to put their differences aside to find lasting solutions to stem the flow and the danger posed to human beings who face the consequences of policy.
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Catholic groups denounce death of child detained at U.S. border
Felipe Alonzo Gomez of Guatemala is the second child identified as dying while under detention by U.S. border authorities in December.
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L.A. archdiocese to seek charges against two nuns for embezzlement
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet have said that they will offer full restitution in response to the embezzlement by two of their members in the school in which they worked.