With memories of the post-election violence of a decade ago still fresh among its congregants, one church in Nairobi made it its mission to promote peace.
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The elderly and disabled were left behind in Hurricane Irma. What will happen next time?
It remains to be seen whether new efforts to address vulnerabilities faced by low-income, disabled and elderly people will result in meaningful changes.
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Jesuits issue open letter denouncing ‘grave threats’ against Honduran priest
The Jesuits hold Honduran president “Juan Orlando Hernández and his allies responsible for the safety and physical and moral well-being” of Padre Melo and eight other regional leaders.
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Indigenous communities in Australia press for a national voice despite setbacks
The Uluru Statement proposed a constitutionally embedded, national Indigenous body (“the voice”) that would advise parliament on matters relating to Indigenous peoples.
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Canada considers practical demands of U.N. declaration on indigenous rights
In 2010, Canada endorsed the declaration as “aspirational” without beginning a process for its practical implementation.
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Church in Chiapas asks for help as violence displaces thousands of indigenous farmers
Approximately 5,000 indigenous Tzotzil Mayans have been scattered in small refugee camps in the area surrounding the town of Chalchihuitán, in Mexico’s southernmost state of Chiapas. They say they were chased out of their homes by unknown gunmen after the escalation of an old land dispute.
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What we can learn from the silence of Christmas
Christmas is a wonderful and joyful mystery and we humans can never, ever really understand it.
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A battle in Britain as BBC launches war for Christmas & faith coverage
Just before Christmas, the announcement came that religious output on the BBC is to increase, not vanish, in 2018.
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Cardinal Bernard Law, the face of the church’s failure on child sexual abuse, dies at 86
As a younger man Law was hailed for his courageous positions on desegregation and civil rights, but his legacy is marred by the sexual abuse crisis.
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As Mexico’s army moves against drug lords, Catholic groups fear impact on human rights
A new law will formalize the military’s role in fighting organized crime, but many would prefer strengthening Mexico’s poorly trained and underpaid police forces.