Pope Francis told Uruguay’s new ambassador to the Holy See that a future visit to the country as well as to his native Argentina is still very much on the table.
Latin America
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Argentina legalizes abortion despite strong Catholic opposition in Pope Francis’ homeland
Argentina has legalized abortion during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
HBO’s ‘The Art of Political Murder’ profiles the ‘Óscar Romero of Guatemala’
“The Art of Political Murder” reveals what happened when the government finally had enough of Bishop Juan José Gerardi Conedera.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
Reggaeton can reveal God to us—if we’re listening carefully
Reggaeton speaks to me of God, in part because it awakened in me the tensions and longings of simply being human.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
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.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Ita, Maura, Dorothy, Jean: The legacy of 4 missionaries murdered in El Salvador 40 years ago
The four churchwomen chose to stay and to suffer, as St. Romero had once said, “the same fate as the poor.”
Posted inExplainer, Faith
The Church of Maradona: Understanding the left-wing saint of soccer
The passionate reaction to Maradona’s death was a sign of his transcendence and quasi-religious appeal.
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Mexican church and civic leader cancel public Guadalupe celebrations
Mexican church and civic officials have canceled public feast celebrations for Mexico’s patroness at her shrine in Mexico City due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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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.
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Hurricanes continue to batter Guatemala. Poverty (and poor government planning) are making things worse.
Guatemala’s vulnerability is natural disasters is compounded by climate change and historical inequities in land distribution—the poorest live in the most dangerous locations where many are threatened by mudslides.