The bishops are condemning the exploitation of land and indigenous peoples by Canadian mining companies operating in Latin America and other regions.
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Reports that Pope Francis wanted to go to El Salvador to canonize Oscar Romero are false
The reports were sourced to a fake Facebook page.
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El Salvador’s new cardinal pledges to protect the legacy of Óscar Romero
For newly appointed Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez, the time is right to revive Romero’s legacy in a country still battered by violence and poverty.
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Salvadorans to walk 90-plus miles to mark Oscar Romero’s 100th birthday
Salvadorans plan to walk more than 90 miles in three days to mark the centennial of Blessed Oscar Romero’s birth.
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Vatican to Marduro: Respect the will of the people and keep Venezuela’s current constitution
The Vatican urged Maduro “to suspend ongoing initiatives such as the new Constituent Assembly, which, rather than fostering reconciliation and peace, encourages a climate of tension and confrontation and mortgages the future.”
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Parishes in the U.S. invited to mark Oscar Romero’s 100th birthday
In a statement, the Archbishop Oscar Romero U.S. Centennial Commission said it invites churches “to honor Blessed Romero by including a petition or other remembrance during Assumption Day Masses.”
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Cardinal says Venezuela must take blame for 10 election-related deaths
“The bishops are unanimous in their rejection of this new assembly, and we are asking the government to reconsider,” Cardinal Urosa told Venezuela news station Globovision the day before the vote.
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Venezuela defiant as U.S. moves to sanction oil industry
Electoral authorities said more than 8 million people voted Sunday to create a constitutional assembly endowing President Nicolas Maduro’s ruling party with virtually unlimited powers—a figure widely disputed by independent analysts.
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Upcoming referendum will only worsen crisis, Venezuelan bishops say
Days before a referendum to elect a constituent assembly to rewrite Venezuela’s constitution, leaders of the country’s bishops’ conference said the referendum is illegal and will only increase the suffering of the people.
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Can Pope Francis help Venezuela step back from the edge?
Rome is urging Venezuela President Maduro and his Chavistas to hold the elections they are now blocking, release hundreds of political prisoners like Mr. López and restore the democratic separation of powers they have mowed down.