Society cannot look the other way and allow a culture that demeans the dignity of women to persist, Pope Francis said.
Latin America
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How Our Lady of Altagracia became the (unofficial) patroness of the Dominican Republic
“Our country is so important to us. We carry the Dominican Republic in our hearts.”
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Priest tends to miners and sex workers deep in Peru’s Amazon
It’s near this forlorn corner of the Amazon that Pope Francis will visit Friday amid what has been called a modern-day gold rush of illegal miners threatening the world’s largest rainforest.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Jesuit university president hopes Pope Francis can help church in Peru “regain its prophetic voice”
Father Ernesto Cavassa was provincial of the Jesuits in Peru from 1998 to 2004, and president of the Conference of Latin American Jesuit Provincials from 2005 to 2012.
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Pope Francis blesses Chilean couple aboard papal plane
Love is in the air! Pope Francis blessed the marriage of two flight attendants aboard the papal plane en route to Iquique in Chile. The couple married in a civil ceremony in 2010 but due to Chile’s 2010 earthquake, they never followed up with a church ceremony.
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In Iquique, Pope Francis calls on Chileans to show hospitality to immigrants
“There is no Christian joy when doors are closed; there is no Christian joy when others are made to feel unwanted,” the pope said.
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‘This is calumny’: Pope Francis defends Bishop Barros against charges he knew of sexual abuse
Many in Chile opposed Francis’ appointment of Msgr. Barros as bishop because he is known to have belonged to the inner circle of a priest accused of abuse.
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Pope Francis blesses the marriage of two flight attendants aboard the papal plane
The couple said, “I do” Thursday morning after telling Francis that they had been married in a civil service in 2010.
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In the land of the Mapuche, Pope Francis calls on indigenous peoples to say ‘no’ to violence
Pope Francis appealed to the Mapuche, who have suffered “great injustices,” to totally reject violence “which can make a just cause turn into a lie.”
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‘No one can replace a mother,’ Chilean inmate tells Pope Francis
Pope Francis has visited other prisons, but this was the first time on his travels as pope that he visited one just for women. He was greeted by women standing with their babies in their arms.