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Politics & SocietyNews
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Indigenous groups have pressured Catholic leaders to denounce a series of papal bulls dating back to the 15th century that granted the monarchs of Portugal and Spain the right to colonize non-Christian lands.
People hold Chilean flags on a beach during a rally in opposition to a proposed new constitution.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Cristobal Spielmann
Chileans will get to vote on Sunday as to whether or not to adopt a new constitution. Chilean Catholics face a document that supports some Catholic ideas of equality and community yet also codifies abortion and euthanasia.
FaithInterviews
Gerard O’Connell
Gerry Desnomie, 74, suffered verbal, emotional and sexual abuse in a church-run residential school. He welcomed the pope’s apology in Canada—but says three points were missing.
Pope Francis greets the crowd as he arrives for his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Aug. 3, 2022. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
“It was therefore a penitential pilgrimage,” Pope Francis said at today’s general audience. “There were many joyful moments, but the overall meaning and tone was reflection, repentance and reconciliation.”
FaithInterviews
Gerard O’Connell
“We are at a different place than we were a week ago in the church’s walk with Indigenous Peoples, a better place.”
FaithInterviews
Gerard O’Connell
An exclusive interview with Mandy Gull-Masty, the grand chief of the Cree Nation and the first woman to hold that post, about Pope Francis' visit to Canada and the future of the reconciliation process.