A Catholic News Service contributor in Caracas, Venezuela, was taken by military counterintelligence officials after his home was raided early March 6.
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D.C. bishop to Congress: Pass a permanent solution for Dreamers and T.P.S. recipients
A compromise to protect Dreamers and T.P.S. recipients “must not be achieved at the expense of other immigrant children and families,” said Bishop Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez in testimony before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee.
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Negotiators agree to rules for Nicaragua dialogue
The sides also that said agreements will be reached by consensus and that those agreements will be the foundation of what the talks produce.
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As tensions mount over aid delivery, is Canada undermining dialogue in Venezuela?
Though not usually seen as a major player in global politics, Canada has taken a leadership role in the Lima Group, which aims to restore “constitutional democracy” in Venezuela.
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Understanding the value of public penance in the age of clerical abuse, mass incarceration and #MeToo
This week’s guest is Eve Tushnet. We discuss her article “The value of public penance in the age of clerical abuse, mass incarceration and #MeToo.” We also discuss these articles: What is motu proprio? Will a 40-foot cross finally push the Supreme Court to revisit public religious displays? Pope Francis calls for an ‘all-out battle’ against […]
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Cardinal: Amazon synod to focus on climate change, not married priests
The Peruvian cardinal was in Rome for a conference sponsored by the general secretariat of the Synod of Bishop centered on the topics that will be discussed at the synod Oct. 6-27.
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro is worried about a new ‘leftist’ insurgency: The Catholic Church.
Some members of the armed forces resent the influence and popularity of the Catholic Church in the Amazon.
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How the Catholic Church is responding to Venezuela’s refugee crisis
Over one million Venezuelans have arrived in Colombia as of May 2018. Colombia is not a rich country, and helping to bear the burden of receiving thousands of Venezuelan refugees every day is the Catholic Church.
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Pope Francis lifts suspension imposed on Nicaragua’s Ernesto Cardenal
St. John Paul II had suspended Father Cardenal and several other priests from active ministry in 1985 for joining the Marxist-influenced Sandinista government. Father Cardenal resigned from the Sandinista Front in 1994.
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Accompanying undocumented immigrants is “the Catholic thing to do”
A new Catholic initiative connects volunteers with undocumented members of the community who need support.