A decades-long fight for justice in Brazil may be nearing a historic verdict. A Catholic priest first denounced the alleged crimes against workers at a cattle ranch in the Amazon …
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An Augustinian priest in Colombia who disappeared in June has been released, his order confirmed in a July 27 statement.
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Christians are often targeted in Colombia because they oppose the country’s drug cartels and guerrilla groups, according to Open Doors.
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The charismatic Catholic renewal, “as well as Pope Francis’s charisma,” may have contributed to slight slowing in transition trend, said demographer.
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“We’re just instruments of God. He is the one who allows us to be tools for his will to be fulfilled,” the teen sculptor said.
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20 days into new papacy, clues to Pope Leo XIV’s appointment style may lie in Chiclayo
by David Agrenby David Agren“(Pope Leo) told me: ‘Let’s work urgently on communion, church unity, but also on shared responsibility,'” said an official in the Chiclayo Diocese.
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The installation is Father Rupnik’s largest mosaic to date, measuring 43,000 square feet, covering the shrine’s north, south and east facade.
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In Peru, Pope Leo saw youth as the present and the future of the church
by David Agrenby David AgrenAs bishop of Chiclayo in northern Peru, the future Pope Leo XIV prioritized young people, dedicating time and attention to diocesan and parochial youth groups.
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Peruvians hope new pope promotes 17th-century phenomena regarded as Eucharistic miracle
by David Agrenby David AgrenA statue of the Divine Child of the Miracle is the Christ Child wearing a traditional straw hat and set in at the center of the sun with rays beaming …
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Peru’s Augustinian friars remember ‘Monsignor Roberto’ as defender of ‘those who have nothing’
by David Agrenby David Agren“Right from the start,” then-Father Prevost was “a simple man,” said Father Jorge Majail. “As we say in Peru, ‘He doesn’t complicate life,'” or doesn’t sweat the small stuff.
