While the United States and Europe have quickly elevated Vladimir Putin to the role of primary wrongdoer, many leading Catholic theorists in Latin America are not willing to promote a simple vilification of the Russian side.
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Vatican in ‘pain’ at Nicaragua expulsion of papal nuncio
The Vatican on Saturday expressed “surprise and pain” at Nicaragua’s expulsion of the papal nuncio, which comes at a time of growing pressure on opposition figures in the Central American nation.
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Brazilian bishop: I hope the synod will end clericalism in the church
“It is clericalism that prevents the church today from being missionary,” Bishop Cipollini said. “I have great hope that the synod on synodality can make clericalism collapse—perhaps not entirely, but at least in its major strongholds.”
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El Salvador charges ex-president Cristiani in 1989 massacre of Jesuits and associates
Prosecutors announced charges against former president Alfredo Cristiani and a dozen other people, including former military officers, in the massacre. The list of charges will apparently include murder, terrorism and conspiracy.
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Migrants at the U.S. border are often traumatized. JRS provides the mental health services they desperately need.
The limbo experienced by asylum seekers waiting to be admitted to the United States and the traumatic experiences that forced them to leave their home country in the first place take a profound psychological toll.
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A priest calls out violence against the poor and homeless in Brazil: ‘We have to move from hostility to hospitality’
The Rev. Júlio Lancellotti is São Paulo’s designated vicar for street people. He has been posting images of spikes and other elements of hostile architecture gathered from cell phone photos or video from all over Brazil.
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El Salvador’s president made Bitcoin a national currency. A Jesuit says the project reminds him of ‘the seven deadly sins’
President Bukele enjoys strong popularity at home and in neighboring Central American countries, but his government faces accusations of authoritarianism and corruption.
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Deep Dive: Who is Rutilio Grande, and what does his beatification mean for the people of El Salvador?
On this deep dive episode of “Inside the Vatican,” we examine the story of Rutilio Grande through the eyes of his friends, family and scholars of his legacy.
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Better than Trump but ‘too slow to deliver change.’ Biden’s immigration record one year in
While acknowledging it will take years to reverse President Trump’s policies and finally move toward immigration reform, many hoped the Biden administration would have done more by this point.
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Padre Tío Tilo: Rutilio Grande’s niece talks about her childhood with her martyred uncle
Ana Gladys Guzmán Grande will be present during her uncle’s beatification. She spoke at length about Rutilio Grande, S.J., in an interview with America.