Pope Francis named two apostolic administrators to govern the now “vacant” dioceses.
Latin America
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With no TV, how does Pope Francis follow the World Cup?
Francis vowed decades ago not to watch TV, but he still follows how Argentina is faring in the World Cup.
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Death toll from a volcano eruption in Guatemala may far exceed the official count
The Fuego volcano eruption destroyed properties recently sold to indigenous Guatemalans for subsistence farming.
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The Catholic Church in Nicaragua suspends peace talks as the political crisis deepens
Nicaragua’s political crisis is in its second month, and President Daniel Ortega’s soft authoritarianism has turned into violent repression.
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How Catholics are helping immigrant children separated from their parents
“‘What can I do?’ That’s what everyone needs to ask themselves. We can’t be paralyzed. We need to act.”
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Vatican team returns to Chile to ‘ask forgiveness’ for clergy sex abuse
Archbishop Charles Scicluna said his mission to the country was a sign of Pope Francis’ closeness to the local church.
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Catholic leaders denounce Sessions’s asylum decision: ‘We have truly lost our moral compass.’
A decision to deny appeals for asylum in the United States based on claims of domestic abuse or gang violence has been deplored by Catholic leaders from coast to coast.
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Pope begins purge in Chile church over sex abuse scandal
Bishop Barros has been at the center of Chile’s growing scandal ever since Francis appointed him bishop of Osorno in 2015 over the objections of the local faithful, his own sex abuse prevention advisers and some of Chile’s other bishops.
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Vatican releases preparatory document for Pan-Amazonian Synod
The preparatory document for the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazonian Region invites input from the local churches in the nine countries of the Amazonian region.
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At Detroit Encuentro, church leaders urged to learn more about Hispanic devotions and traditions
At the Region VI Encuentro June 2-3 in Detroit, dioceses were asked to encourage priests and lay leaders to learn more about and provide space for Hispanic devotions and traditions.