Joseph A. O’Hare, S.J., former editor in chief of America, gave this homily at a memorial Mass for the Jesuits slain Jesuits at St. Ignatius Church in New York on Nov. 22, 1989.
Latin America
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How a rural Catholic Church is serving survivors of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
Almost two months after the devastating storm, the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church is bringing food, water and blessings to the residents of Las Marias, Puerto Rico.
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How Catholic university students are responding in Puerto Rico
Students “have lifted up this whole university, challenging us to go out to the margins, like Pope Francis asks.”
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Trial of former Salvadoran colonel could bring new details of 1989 Jesuit massacre
Impunity on the Jesuit slayings in El Salvador has prevailed for nearly 30 years as many high-profile and incriminated individuals are still tied to power.
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Texas execution of Mexican citizen rebuked by President Peña Nieto
Mr. Cardenas’s lawyers argued that Texas authorities had not properly informed him that as a Mexican citizen he was entitled to legal aid from the Mexican consulate.
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Puerto Rico still facing ‘unprecedented level of need,’ say U.S. bishops
Two leading bishops urged Catholics and all people of goodwill to show support of “our brothers and sisters in such dire need.”
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How to encounter Latino Catholics in America (and why you need to)
The nation has changed, once again. This time we are becoming more Latino. The demographic shift is not the future; it is the present.
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Catholic schools in Puerto Rico begin reopening after hurricane
“It is hard to educate children without electricity, but our Catholic schools are taking care of our people.”
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Catholic dairy farmer fears Puerto Rico’s milk industry may be decimated
Way up in the highlands of north central Puerto Rico, in an area severely damaged by Hurricane Maria, lies an untold story of an imminent economic catastrophe: the potential decimation of the island’s milk industry.
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U.S. bishops urge Trump administration to extend protected status for Central Americans
Around 200,000 Salvadorans and 57,000 Hondurans have been residing in the United States for more than 15 years under Temporary Protected Status. But that status is set to expire in early 2018.