In 2018, America’s Antonio De Loera-Brust travelled to the Colombia – Venezuela border to report on what the Jesuit Refugee Service is doing to aid the suffering refugees in the crisis-stricken region.
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Brazilian Jews were persecuted for centuries. Now they’re finding their place in society.
“Now I’m a proud member of this group and feel that my mission is to show my fellow Brazilians the Jewish roots we have — which were taken out from us.”
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How a Catholic Charities shelter on the Texas border is coping with the influx of asylum seekers
Federal officials are releasing thousands of asylum seekers in Texas. A Catholic Charities facility is taking up the challenge of providing temporary food and shelter after grueling journeys.
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Gang murder or environmental crime in killing of Salvadoran priest?
Many took to social media to denounce the May 18 killing of a Salvadoran priest while urging authorities to look at the crime as a possible retaliation for Father Cecilio Perez Cruz’s criticism of the cutting of trees near the western town of Juayua.
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El Salvador lays to rest another priest presumably assassinated by gangs
Thousands attended the May 20 funeral of a Salvadoran priest found by his parishioners in what some presume is a gang killing.
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Diplomatic efforts on Venezuela crisis gain momentum
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.
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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.