Before Father Rother died for his people, he had farmed with them, listened to them and spoken of God to them.
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Posted inFaith, News
Washington’s Salvadoran diaspora in awe of first Salvadoran cardinal
El Salvador’s first cardinal will have the eyes of his flock at home but also of the Washington area, home to approximately 260,000 Salvadorans.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Deportation to deadly countries is an evil we can avoid
Can a Catholic carry out his or her job duties in good conscience if they include the deportation of people facing imminent death in their home countries?
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis will attend reconciliation events in Colombia
Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos had said the pontiff promised him he would visit Colombia if the government and the rebel group signed a peace agreement.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Gasoline theft becomes major criminal enterprise in Mexico
Thieves are puncturing fuel pipelines in Mexico and siphoning profits from the national oil company.
Posted inFaith, News
Catholic leaders: Dialogue between U.S. and Cuba must continue
Cardinal Jaime Ortega said “resorting to old models” and applying them presently to Cuba can “overshadow or delay” the resolution of conflicts between the two countries.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis will meet with Venezuela bishops as crisis deepens
The meeting comes in the midst of an ongoing national crisis in Venezuela marked by daily protests that have lasted more than 70 days and by acts of repression from the forces of President Maduro’s government.
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El Salvadoran Jesuits seek freedom for military leader implicated in 1989 killings
The Jesuits believe Benavides is a “scapegoat” for those who ordered the 1989 UCA massacre and were never punished. The Jesuits consider the case against the killers closed but continue to seek clarity on the intellectual authors of the crime.
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Meet El Salvador’s first cardinal: a man of the people who was close to Oscar Romero
Rosa Chavez has a reputation as a man of the people, warm and quick to smile.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Malnutrition in Venezuela is now a crisis
With soaring food prices and a free-falling economy, child malnutrition in Venezuela has crossed the threshold of a humanitarian crisis.