Demonstrators burned two Catholic churches in Chile, where gatherings to mark the one-year anniversary of mass protests against inequality descended into chaos.
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Jesuit priest is sentenced to time served after 2018 break-in at nuclear naval base
Rev. Stephen M. Kelly, a 71-year-old Jesuit priest, was sentenced by a U.S. District Court judge to 33 months in jail, three years’ probation and restitution fees for his role in a symbolic nuclear disarmament action.
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Who has the ‘greenest’ Catholic diocese in the U.S? Maybe Virginia.
The Diocese of Richmond has responded to the call to care for our common home with a project that will soon generate 1.6 million kilowatt-hours of solar electricity every year.
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Pope Francis: True change requires input of everyone, not just the powerful
The world will not overcome the current crisis if only big businesses, financial institutions and the powerful have a voice, Pope Francis said.
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Chadwick Boseman: Man of faith in real life, ‘Black Panther’ on screen
Chadwick Boseman, who was most known for playing the superhero in the title role of “Black Panther,” was a person of faith from childhood who shared biblical wisdom along the path of his career.
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Series: Pope Francis’ coronavirus catechesis
The pope’s series, which began in Aug. 5, focuses on healing the world from the physical and social ills related to the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Editors: In our divided nation, Christians can be models of unity
The church can be an instrument of reunion, bringing together the voices of individual citizens and ushering a Christian sense of unity into the public square.
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How Covid-19 made sex trafficking in Latin America much worse
The trafficking of women in Latin America has increased with the Covid-19 pandemic, according to church activists.
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After another priest is killed in El Salvador, local clergy ask ‘who will be next?’
A Catholic priest was found dead in El Salvador on Aug. 7, the most recent in a pattern of Salvadoran clergy killings over the past half century.
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Without quick action, Covid-19 will create a global hunger crisis by the end of 2020
Women, children, elderly people, Indigenous populations and migrants will be among those suffering the most.