As the situation in Venezuela worsens, government and opposition leaders are heading to Norway at that government’s invitation to enter into negotiations in order to find a way out of the impasse.
Latin America
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Venezuela’s indigenous migrants face some of the greatest hardships
According to Catholic relief agencies, indigenous families, such as the Warao, have been forced to flee to Venezuala from Brazil, because of environmental and economic hardships.
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The Catholic art of Frida Kahlo
Kahlo’s paintings, the vast majority of which are self-portraits, are rife with self-revelation,
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Nicaraguan bishop to leave for Rome as threats against him increase
A Nicaraguan bishop said he will leave the country indefinitely as concerns for his security increase — presumably the product of his criticisms of the Central American nation’s president.
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Guaidó supporters describe a ‘silent war’ in Venezuela
The executive branch headed by President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela “lacks legitimacy” but has de facto power, while Mr. Guaidó has legitimacy but not executive power. Venezuela in effect has two governments.
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Brazil begins pilot advisory project for the protection of minors
The advisory panels should become a means of assistance and counsel for their respective national bishops’ conferences. “The members of these groups can instruct, with their own experience, how to deal with the issue of abuse, especially when it comes to listening to victims and accompanying them.”
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Maryknoll lay missioner in Salvador works to address root causes of emigration
While murders have decreased since 2015-2016, when El Salvador had the world’s highest murder rate, disappearances have increased, and the murder rate remains among the worst in the world.
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What’s in your cup of coffee? Capeltic, a Chiapas-based cooperative, is serving up dignity
Bringing their product from field to coffee bar through these fair trade networks means coffee growers in one of the poorest areas in Mexico are less vulnerable to volatile commodity market price shifts.
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In battle for Amazon, church officials unite with indigenous communities
“Now, there’s been a change, a conversion to try to learn from indigenous communities about how to live in harmony with others and with a transcendent being. It’s important for us to learn from those who have lived there.”
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Will Brazil’s Bolsonaro protect more than 100 uncontacted indigenous communities?
For many of these small groups, remaining uncontacted is a survival strategy.