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An indigenous community members attends Pope Francis' meeting with people of the Amazon in Puerto Maldonado, Peru, on Jan. 19. A Synod of Bishops on the Amazon region in 2019 will address pastoral needs of a region with few priests for the number of Catholics. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The preparatory document for the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazonian Region invites input from the local churches in the nine countries of the Amazonian region.
Politics & SocietyNews
Dan Meloy - Catholic News Service
At the Region VI Encuentro June 2-3 in Detroit, dioceses were asked to encourage priests and lay leaders to learn more about and provide space for Hispanic devotions and traditions.
Politics & SocietyNews
David Agren - Catholic News Service
Violence in Nicaragua has claimed about 100 lives since April 18.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
The pope’s encounter with the priest-victims marked the end of “the listening phase” and the beginning of actions that need to be taken.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Brian Strassburger, S.J.
By the end of the day, a reported 16 more people were killed and nearly 200 were injured.
Chilean Father Francisco Astaburuaga Ossa talks with the media May 23 in Santiago after receiving an invitation to meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican to discuss the sexual abuse scandal. (CNS photo/Ivan Alvarado, Reuters)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“The culture of abuse and cover-up is incompatible with the logic of the Gospel,” the pope wrote.