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Politics & SocietyExplainer
Explainer: The Catholic Church’s fraught relationship with the Nicaraguan government
Gabriela Selser - Associated PressMaría Teresa Hernández - Associated Press
For five years, the government and church of Nicaragua have been at odds over protests and state corruption.
Politics & SocietyExplainer
Explainer: Could Pope Francis revoke the 15th-century ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ used to justify colonizing Indigenous peoples?
Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
Papal bulls written in the 15th century granted Catholic kings permission to colonize non-Christian lands and enslave Indigenous Peoples. Will Pope Francis formally rescind those decrees during his Canada pilgrimage?
FaithExplainer
Deep Dive: The painful history of the Catholic Church in Canada
Colleen Dulle
Pope Francis will soon arrive in Canada. What is the history of residential schools in Canada? And what might a papal apology mean in a long, important process of truth-telling and reconciliation?
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FaithExplainer
People don’t become angels when they die. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t watching over us.
Jim McDermott
Is it in keeping with our faith to believe it is possible that those who have died may be able to help us? Absolutely.
Bishops in bright red and gold vestments are pictured as Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow celebrates the Divine Liturgy
FaithExplainer
Explainer: Understanding Orthodoxy, the shared religion of Ukraine and Russia
J. Eugene Clay
Why one Orthodox patriarch can denounce Russia’s invasion of Ukraine even while another supports it
FaithExplainer
6 things you didn’t know about the canonization of St. Ignatius Loyola and St. Francis Xavier
Jim McDermott
On March 12, the Society of Jesus celebrates the 400th anniversary of the canonizations of St. Ignatius of Loyola and St. Francis Xavier. Here are six interesting facts about this important moment in the life of the Jesuits.
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