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A Brazilian Indian in Brasilia takes part in a demonstration against the violation of indigenous rights on April 27. The Brazilian bishops' Indigenous Missionary Council criticized an April 30 attack in a remote area of Maranhao state that left 13 Gamela Indians injured. (CNS photo/Ueslei Marcelino, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyNews
Barbara Fraser - Catholic News Service
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.
In this Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, photo provided by Diocese of Orange, "Siervas," a nun rock band performs live at the Festival de Cristo at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif. The band known as Siervas was born in a Peruvian convent three years ago and since has gained an international following drawn by their smiling faces and soaring songs. (Challenge Roddie/Diocese of Orange via AP)
FaithNews
Amy Taxin - Associated Press
11 Peruvian sisters formed a rock band in a convent and are taking the gospel on tour.
A train carries coal near Ravenna, Ky., in this 2014 file photo. Catholic groups are developing a new tool to rank countries' work in human and environmental development. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
Politics & SocietyNews
George Rodriguez - Catholic News Service
The "Laudato Si" Observatory will attempt to measure how countries are living up to the famous Papal encyclical on the environment.
Pope Francis greets people near the Talitha Qum homeless shelter in Cartagena, Colombia, Sept. 10. The pope cut his head in the popemobile when it braked suddenly. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“I believe that we who want peace are in the majority, even if it is imperfect.”
A woman holds a booklet with a picture of Father Stanley Rother
Politics & SocietyNews
Karen Bonar - Catholic News Service
Father Don McCarthy shares memories of his friend Father Stanley Rother, who was martyred in Guatemala.
 Pope Francis greets the crowd before celebrating Mass at Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport in Medellin, Colombia, Sept. 9. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“The church in Colombia is called to commit itself, with greater boldness, to forming missionary disciples.”