Catholic leaders respond forcefully to reports that an indigenous group was massacred to make way for illegal gold mining in the Amazon, casting blame on the Brazilian government.
War and Peace
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Most Colombians agree with Pope Francis’ call for peace, professor says
“I believe that we who want peace are in the majority, even if it is imperfect.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Ken Burns’s ‘Vietnam’ revisits a barbaric war and asks, what went wrong?
For nearly 20 years, the United States was severely divided by race, and a generational split not seen since the Civil War.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Aid workers see humanitarian crisis as Rohingya flee to Bangladesh
Members of Myanmar’s minority Rohingya group face violence even as they flee the country as the humanitarian situation turns desperate.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
U.N. human rights chief: Rohingya face ‘textbook example of ethnic cleansing’
Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, spoke about human rights concerns around the world, highlighting in particular the targeting of Myanmar’s Rohingya minority.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Cardinal Tagle asks Philippine Catholic churches to ring bells to remember drug-war deaths
“We cannot allow the destruction of lives to become normal. We cannot govern the nation by killing. We cannot foster a humane and decent Filipino culture by killing.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis is going to Colombia this week. Here’s what you need to know
Colombia has been torn by armed conflict since 1964, and drug-trafficking related to cocaine production is a major problem.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis and the church push for reconciliation in Colombia
Despite being a frequent target of violence by the left-wing and officially atheist rebels, the church has pushed for peace, reconciliation, and forgiveness in Colombia, but not all Colombians agree.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis calls for interfaith peace efforts in South Korea
“We are called to be heralds of peace” says Pope Francis to interfaith religious leaders as tensions on the Korean Peninsula increase.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Your Take
Should the United States intervene when other countries are in crisis? Maybe, say America readers
America’s readers view military intervention as often necessary – with genocide as the most cited reason – but always a tough moral call.