While many Mexicans consider Cortés a rapacious historical villain, Hispanophiles, both in Spain and across the Americas, lionize him for bringing Catholicism and Spanish culture to Mesoamerica.
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One Nation Under God: National Eucharistic Pilgrimage celebrates America’s 250th
The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will conclude on July 4, the final stop on its journey up the east coast which included a stop in Paterson, N.J.
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In Honduras, justice for Juan López and the community he fought to protect remains uncertain
Honduran prosecutors faced a major responsibility “to identify the intermediaries and masterminds behind a larger network of corruption and organized crime that involves the mining and political sectors.”
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‘Troubles’ 2.0 in Belfast? How anti-migrant violence connects to a more complicated history
The June riots were explicitly directed toward migrants, such that some public figures suggest a more accurate term for what happened would be “pogrom.”
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Canadian bishops denounce assisted suicide at MAID’s 10th anniversary
The bishops described the state of MAID in Canada as “the world’s largest and fastest-growing euthanasia program,” accounting for over 5 percent of deaths in the country.
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Gaudí’s masterworks beyond Barcelona and La Sagrada Familia
Gaudí is deeply connected with his Catalonia homeland, but his journey to holiness started in Astorga, 500 miles west of Barcelona.
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Jesuits to Congress: Look to Pope Leo for A.I. policy ideas
On June 2, the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States addressed a letter to congressional leaders on the implications of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” for A.I. policy.
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ICE and protesters clash at Delaney Hall: What to know about the detention center’s ‘horrible’ conditions
Activists work to assist detained migrants and their families as protests against the ICE facility enter their second week.
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Spanish bishops denounce emotional manipulation in evangelization
The bishops‘ note warns that an “emotional bombardment” employed as part of some methods of evangelization can become a form of spiritual abuse or promote an “emotional reductionist” form of Catholic spirituality.
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Interview: What Pope Leo’s apology for the church’s role in slavery means to Black Catholics
“It is not easy to be Black and Catholic in the United States. That’s why, I think, I felt so moved.”