The massive “Guadalupana,” as the annual celebration of the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe is commonly known, would be a potential public health catastrophe.
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As Mexico’s president attacks his critics and the press, Catholic leaders warn against the danger of polarization
Any source of criticism, whether a journalist, another politician or a member of civil society, can count on a barrage of invective from the president, senior members of his cabinet and often from among the millions of López Obrador’s online followers.
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Some Americans are skeptical about taking a Covid vaccine. Could religious leaders convince them?
Public health experts said that faith leaders can leverage the trust of their congregations when it comes to encouraging the use of vaccines.
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Despite imprisonment, Hong Kong democracy activists urge continued resistance
“[I]t’s not the end of the fight. Ahead of us is another challenging battleground. We’re now joining the battle in prison along with many brave protestors, less visible yet essential in the fight for democracy and freedom for HK.”
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England is reckoning with a clerical sex abuse crisis. Again.
After the latest report on the abuse of children by clergy and other in the Catholic Church in England and Wales, survivors are tired of promises and expressions of sorrow. They want structural reform.
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Can the Catholic Church find a better way to choose bishops?
The Vatican’s report on Theodore McCarrick is an indictment of institutional knowledge and decision-making in the Catholic Church.
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Experts: Seminaries need clear sexual harassment guidelines to prevent clerical abuse
Even decades after McCarrick’s abuse, seminaries are still learning how best to equip their students to recognize and report inappropriate behavior. A new working group wants to help.
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U.S. bishops’ internal memo: Catholics can take Covid-19 vaccines
An internal memo corrects “some confusion in the media regarding the moral permissibility of using the vaccines.” But at least two bishops have cast doubt on the moral permissibility of the vaccines.
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‘The situation is just devastating’: Central America left reeling from two storms in two weeks
“The situation is just devastating, and the needs are immense.”
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Carlo Acutis could become the first millennial saint. Here’s the story behind his first miracle.
Informally called “patron of the internet” for having published stories of Eucharistic miracles online, Blessed Carlo Acutis is now admired by thousands of Brazilians, young and old.