Small farmers here in the middle of Central America’s dry corridor are almost totally reliant on rainfall to water their crops. As those rains become less reliable because of climate change, crop failures and then migration are the results.
Indigenous peoples
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Preaching in Native American communities responding to generational trauma
On “Preach,” host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., and Victor Cancino, S.J., explore how preachers might respond to generational trauma, particularly in Native American communities. “I think doing the work of looking at your own life,” says Victor,“ allows you to be vulnerable, and you give the freedom to people listening to you to practice the same thing.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Explainer
How the Osage Nation became Catholic: The hard truths in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” explores a moment in American history not often read in history books—and not always reckoned with by our churches and country.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Australia just voted down a voice for First Nations in its Constitution. What comes next for the Indigenous rights movement?
After the defeat of “The Voice” referendum, there is still an opportunity for Australians to reckon with their past. Catholics worldwide should also seek reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Review: With ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ Martin Scorsese won’t absolve America of its original sins
“Killers of the Flower Moon” makes a case that 80 is the new 30: Martin Scorsese, the most prominent of American auteurs and champion of film history, continues as an octogenarian to explore and expand the possibilities of the medium and scour his own soul.
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Indigenous leader: ‘No conclusive evidence’ of missing student graves at residential school, but search for truth continues
An archaeological team found “no conclusive evidence” of human remains at the former site of Pine Creek Residential School in Camperville, Manitoba, Canada.
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A nun makes the case for women deacons to Pope Francis
”I told him that women from the Amazon and North America are making this path of discernment for the ministry of women in the church and [about] the need to advance in recognizing the diaconal service that we provide to the church.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
In Latin America, eco-spirituality drives a Christian fight against mining interests
While religious groups have been at the forefront of the movement to divest from fossil fuels, the campaign to divest from mining is moving more slowly.
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Vatican formally denounces 15th-century ‘Doctrine of Discovery,’ used to justify colonizing Indigenous peoples
A Vatican statement said the 15th-century papal bulls, or decrees, “did not adequately reflect the equal dignity and rights of indigenous peoples” and have never been considered expressions of the Catholic faith.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
‘It’s genocide’: Brazil’s Catholic bishops on killing of Indigenous Amazon people
Devastated by malnutrition and preventable diseases like flu, pneumonia, anemia, malaria and diarrhea, the Yanomami people have been called victims of a contemporary genocide by government authorities.