Spain’s sentencing of a former Salvadoran colonel for the murder of five Jesuit priests means the truth has surfaced, writes Father Manuel Acosta from San Salvador, but a rotten judicial system still causes pain.
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Spain imprisons ex-colonel for Jesuit priests slain in El Salvador
A court in Spain on Friday sentenced a former Salvadoran colonel to 133 years in prison for the slaying of six Spanish priests in El Salvador more than three decades ago.
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Despite pandemic, Brazilians mark annual Cry of the Excluded
The fight against poverty and social inequalities, as well as harsh criticism of President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic dictated this year’s Cry of the Excluded protests.
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Mass at racetrack among offerings during Colombia’s monthslong lockdown
In Bogota, Columbia, a priest who was unable to celebrate Mass in his parish accepted a company’s invitation to conduct “a drive-in Mass” at an old racetrack.
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In Canada a religious community dedicated to social justice faces its last days
Scarboro missionaries in Canada are known for living the Gospel and contributing powerfully to social justice efforts in some of the most impoverished regions of the world.
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Forty years after killings, Salvadoran city claims Maryknoll Sisters as its own
Almost four decades after their deaths, these women martyrs are remembered, not because of how they died, but as examples of Christian lives well-lived.
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The Amazon faces two crises: Coronavirus and deforestation
Brazil’s ecological offenses have been overshadowed by an arguably graver crisis, according to members of the local church, the government’s disastrous response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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‘Traumatic way to say goodbye’: roadside funerals in Colombia
In Columbia, as elsewhere, how to conduct funerals for loved ones have been changed as a result of the pandemic.
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Bolivia’s bishops stress environment as elections approach
Bolivia’s bishops want environmental concerns to play a key role when voters go to the polls to elect a new government in October.
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Pope Francis encourages nun helping trans community in Argentina
“My dream was that trans people could have a decent home. Because we don’t give them that opportunity,” said Sister Mónica Astorga Cremona.