“As long as they remain in their territories, they can be somewhat safe. But their reservations must be closed to non-indigenous persons.”
Latin America
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Sao Paulo Archdiocese offers center to house homeless with coronavirus
Homeless communities throughout the country are among the most vulnerable to COVID-19, church officials said.
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Argentina’s Catholic numbers in sharp decline, following Latin American trend
The accelerated reduction in the size of the Catholic flock in Argentina confirmed an overall Latin American trend: Between 2008 and 2019, the proportion of Catholics in Argentina dropped from 77 percent to 63 percent.
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Sao Paulo Archdiocese creates commission to investigate abuse complaints
The Archdiocese of Sao Paulo announced the creation of a commission to investigate allegations of sexual abuse linked to the Catholic Church.
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Remembering the revolutionary priest and poet, Ernesto Cardenal
Thomas Merton wrote an introduction to a lyrical book of reflections by Cardenal, Vida en Amor: “In a time of conflict, anxiety, war, cruelty, and confusion, the reader may be surprised that this book is a hymn in praise of love, telling us that ‘all things love one another.’”
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Pope Francis recognizes the martyrdom of Jesuit Rutilio Grande and two lay companions in El Salvador
Pope Francis has authorized the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints to promulgate a decree recognizing the martyrdom of Grande and his two lay companions. This suggests that they may soon be beatified—that is, declared “blessed”—most likely in a ceremony in El Salvador later this year.
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State Department sanctions 13 suspected in 1989 slaying of Jesuits in El Salvador. Why now?
The United States designates senior military officers as being directly responsible for the murders of six Jesuits and two others on the grounds of the University of Central America in 1989, a historic moment for justice in El Salvador.
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Isabel Allende’s timely new novel unveils the lifelong effects of war
Isabel Allende’s novel of profound displacement reflects the life of someone who has known displacement as her permanent state.
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I was at the Amazon synod. Here are its 3 significant lessons (and challenges) for the church
The Amazon synod wrought three significant changes in the Catholic Church’s way of proceeding.
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We’re all tied to the Amazon through globalization. Can the synod help us listen to its cry?
The apostolic exhortation “Querida Amazonia,” conveys the suffering of the Amazon and its people in stark terms, writes Vincent J. Miller. We must not be distracted from its message.