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Bishops dedicate Americas to Our Lady of Guadalupe during COVID-19 pandemic

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 08:35:22 -0400

MEXICO CITY -- Latin American and Caribbean bishops have dedicated the Americas to the care of Our Lady of Guadalupe, praying for her "maternal protection" during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Liberation theology co-founder supports declaring St. Romero 'doctor of the church'

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 13:11:41 -0400

WASHINGTON – One of the founders of liberation theology in Latin America said he supports an effort to declare St. Oscar Romero a doctor of the Catholic Church.

How the Church in Chile is helping women victims of domestic violence

Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:06:38 -0500

SANTIAGO, Chile – The Vicariate for Social Pastoral Care of Caritas in the Archdiocese of Santiago takes in every year hundreds of women and their children, victims of domestic violence who find in their shelters comprehensive care to be able to get on with their lives.

Service, not party affiliation makes a politician Catholic, Pope Francis says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 08:30:33 -0500

VATICAN – What makes a politician "Catholic" is not party affiliation, but dedication to promoting the common good, particularly through listening to and empowering people who often are overlooked, Pope Francis said.

Millions of Venezuelan refugees are in the fight of their lives amidst social, political upheaval

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Sun, 24 Feb 2019 08:44:12 -0500

BOA VISTA, Brazil – As soon as she fills another suitcase with food, Margaret Infante will join other refugees who cross back and forth at the border from Brazil to Venezuela to help feed starving family members.

Clericalism, abuse of power, at heart of sex abuse crisis, Colombian cardinal says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 13:42:05 -0500

VATICAN – The abuse crisis in the Catholic Church is a call for bishops to unmask the deep-seated clericalism that placed protection of the institution of the church above the sufferings of victims, said the head of the council of Latin American bishops.

Pope Francis lifts suspension imposed on Nicaraguan priest 34 years ago

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 17:43:43 -0500

VATICAN – Pope Francis has lifted the canonical penalties imposed 34 years ago on Father Ernesto Cardenal, 94, the Nicaraguan poet and former member of the Sandinista government.

What Indigenous People of the Amazon want the Church to know

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 13:01:54 -0500

LETICIA, Colombia – Rafael Noteno Capinoa, a Kichwa Indian, worries about what could happen to the forest around his village on Peru's Napo River if an oil company begins drilling in the area.

Bishop downplays idea that Amazon synod will criticize Brazil's policies

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 12:46:48 -0500

SAO PAOLO – Responding to news reports that the Brazilian intelligence agency was monitoring the Catholic Church, the secretary-general of the bishops' conference downplayed the idea that prelates would use the October Synod of Bishops on the Amazon to criticize their government's policies.

Caritas members in Latin America look for ways to apply wisdom of Indigenous peoples, 'Laudato Si''

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 13:37:10 -0500

Catholic representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean, defining work for the next four years, looked for ways to build on the foundations of Pope Francis' encyclical "Laudato Si'" so it is taken into account by all nations.