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.
Latin America
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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.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
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.
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Cardinal Dolan completes mission trip to Cuba
He said he was grateful the government welcomed priests and women religious from abroad to the country. For some communities, it’s the only way to keep the church alive in Cuba.
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Franciscan-led team spearheads fight against mines in Honduran province
In remote rural swathe known as the Wild West of Honduras, said to be a bandits’ hideout where it is “easy to get in, tough to get out,” the church finds itself once again at the forefront of a movement for justice.
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Some disappointed, some enraptured by Pope Francis’ ‘Querida Amazonia’
Archbishop José H.Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, wrote in a statement released on Feb. 12 that Pope Francis has provided “a hopeful and challenging vision of the future of the Amazon region.”
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Cardinal Dolan meets with Cuban President Díaz-Canel in Havana
Cardinal Dolan said he’d met Diaz-Canel twice before and the last time was in 2018, the year he took over the helm as head of Cuba from Raúl Castro.
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Salvadoran cardinal calls for prudence, patience amid political turmoil
Over the weekend of Feb. 8-9, the government ordered military and police to surround the legislative building, and on Feb. 9, the military forced its way into congressional chambers in a show of force.