The ban’s proponents say mining practices posed a grave risk to the country’s already limited water supply.
Latin America
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
How the American Catholic Church plans to engage the growing Latino community
The church hopes to produce more involvement in the church of its second largest and fastest growing community.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Why evangelical churches are booming in Cuba
Pastors and worshippers say Cuba is in the middle of a boom in evangelical worship, with tens of thousands of Cubans worshipping unmolested across the island each week.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Pope Francis on Netflix: from the slums of Argentina to the halls of the Vatican
“Call Me Francis” is unafraid to delve into Francis’ intellectual conflicts. But neither is it afraid to be funny.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Learning from the United States’ disastrous infatuations with dictators
As a former tyrant languishes in a hospital bed, the U.S. should ponder its routine of coddling military monsters.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
“Pope Francis is popular but not a populist,” prominent Argentinean theologian says
Francis is popular because he speaks in a simple, straightforward way, and people say, “I understand this pope.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
What makes religious organizations so effective at diplomatic peacemaking?
Drew Christiansen, S.J., discusses the significance of religious peacebuilding in struggling countries.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Carolyn Woo: Four ways we can strengthen humanitarian aid
The four “S’s” call us to be worthy of the privilege of serving the brothers and sisters God entrusts to our care.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
On the trail of Jorge Bergoglio
Mark K. Shriver, a member of America’s most famous Catholic family, sets out to search for the “real” Pope Francis.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Mexican church reels after murder of another priest
“It is sad to see how every sector of society has now become a target of violence, and [clergy] are no exception.”