In their first meeting, Pope Francis provided the bishops with texts to pray and meditate on.
Latin America
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Chileans denounce suffering sex abuse by Marists, priests
Pope Francis and the Chilean church are under mounting pressure to address another, even bigger sex scandal.
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Trump’s border wall ignores the realities of migration
President Trump’s determination to build a wall does not consider the complex realities that force people to migrate north to the United States.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
The church in Nicaragua could bridge the divide between protesters and the government
The dialogue, for many students, is a way to hold the government accountable for the downward spiral of violence, which they blame on Mr. Ortega and his wife and Nicaragua’s vice-president, Rosario Murillo.
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Catholics decry end to Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans
“We are sending innocent people back to one of the most chaotic and dangerous places in the world.”
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Latin American bishops unite to help Venezuelan refugees
The bishops’ conferences of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru forged a coordinated action plan to offer needed services to Venezuelans.
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Bishop Gerardi was killed 20 years ago in Guatemala. The search for justice continues today.
Trials for genocide and human rights violations are proceeding in Guatemala, even after the death of the former dictator Efraín Ríos Montt.
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Latin American Catholics say ‘personal’ experiences boost evangelicals
In at least three Latin American countries, Catholics have become religious minorities.
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Sisters quietly expand Cuban church’s reach beyond parishes
The sisters take care not to draw attention from government officials lest there be repercussions.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis will host Chilean sex abuse survivors at his residence this weekend
All three were victims of the infamous Chilean priest predator, the Rev. Ferdinando Karadima, who was found guilty of abuse of minors by the Vatican.