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Indigenous Guna residents stand outside a house in Panama's Carti Sugdub island Sept. 4, 2012. Caritas representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean met in Honduras in early February and discussed how the church can recover and transfer the wisdom of indigenous peoples to other societies.

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

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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.
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, alongside his wife, Fabiana Rosales, speaks to the media after attending Mass in Caracas Feb. 10, 2019. Although it has publicly taken a neutral stance in the current political crisis in Venezuela, the Vatican has expressed its support for new elections in the country within the year, said a member of a delegation representing Guaido.

Juan Guaido delegation says Vatican supports new elections in Venezuela

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ROME – Although it has publicly taken a neutral stance in the current political crisis in Venezuela, the Vatican has expressed its support for new elections in the country within the year, said a member of a delegation representing opposition leader Juan Guaido.
Migrants line up outside the Divine Providence Soup Kitchen in Cucuta Colombia, Feb. 9, 2019. For the past few years, church groups have been calling on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to let humanitarian aid into the country, to relieve the suffering of millions of vulnerable Venezuelans.

Churches at Colombian border work to help Venezuelan refugees

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CUCUTA, Colombia – Lunch started early at the Divine Providence House, a church-run soup kitchen located just a few hundred feet away from the Venezuelan border.
World Youth Day pilgrims from Mexico pray as Pope Francis leads the Way of the Cross at Santa Maria la Antigua Field in Panama City Jan. 25, 2019.

Archbishop: 152 priests in Mexico removed for abuse in last nine years

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MONTERREY, Mexico – Over the past nine years, 152 priests in Mexico have been removed from ministry for sexual abuse of youth or vulnerable adults, the president of the Mexican Bishops’ Conference said Sunday.
Murals by Luigi Gregori that adorn the ceremonial entrance to the University of Notre Dame’s main building, depicting the life and exploration of Christopher Columbus, are to be covered.

University of Notre Dame to cover historic Columbus murals described as ‘demeaning’

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame has decided to keep famed explorer Christopher Columbus under wraps.

A demonstrator throws back a tear gas canister while clashing with the Venezuelan National Guard Jan. 21 during a protest close to one of their outposts in Caracas.

Agencies in urgent need of aid dollars for Venezuelan refugees

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The $53 million Ottawa plans to spend on migrants, refugees and ordinary people suffering through economic breakdown in Venezuela could help cover an open wound of human suffering in neighbouring Brazilian towns that are hosting thousands of refugees.

Pope Francis answers questions from journalists aboard his flight from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to Rome Feb. 5, 2019. Leaders of the three branches of the French religious Community of St. John issued a statement in response to the pope's remarks on the plane that referenced their order being dissolved by Pope Benedict XVI because of sexual abuses. They explained that one group of nuns had been dissolved to form a new community and that the order has enacted strong protections against clerical sexual abuse, including the abuse of nuns by its priests and brothers.

French order clarifies Pope's remarks over its founder's abuse

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VATICAN – The leaders of three branches of the French religious Community of St. John insist their order has enacted strong protections against clerical sexual abuse, including the abuse of its nuns by its priests and brothers.
Cardinal Gerhard Muller, then-prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, attends a Vatican news conference in this Oct. 25, 2016, file photo. Cardinal Muller released a "Manifesto of Faith" Feb. 8 in which he affirms basic teachings of the church "in the face of growing confusion about the doctrine of the faith." While the document has been viewed as a correction of Pope Francis' teachings, it does not specifically cite the Pope.

Cardinal Müller is following the path of Martin Luther with new manifesto, Cardinal Kasper says

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MUNICH, Germany – Cardinal Walter Kasper has released a criticism of Cardinal Gerhard Müller’s “Manifesto of Faith,” accusing it of containing half-truths and blanket statements that could lead to division and confusion in the Church.
A woman religious prays Sept. 21, 2018, during the Fifth National Encuentro in Grapevine, Texas. The Leadership Conference of Women Religious thanked Pope Francis Feb. 7 for acknowledging abuse of nuns and sisters by priests and bishops.

Women religious organization in U.S. issues statement on abuse of sisters

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WASHINGTON – Days after the Pope acknowledged abuse of nuns and sisters by priests and bishops, the largest U.S. organization of women religious thanked the pontiff for shedding "light on a reality that has been largely hidden from the public," but the group also called for measures to address the issue.
Nicolas Maduro is seen in La Guaira, Venezuela, Sept. 8. Juan Guaido declared himself the legitimate Venezuelan president during a news conference in Caracas Jan. 25, 2019.

Maduro's call for Vatican mediation rejected by Venezuelan cardinal

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MERIDA, Venezuela – The Archbishop of Merida has ruled out Vatican mediation of the Venezuelan crisis after president Nicolas Maduro made public a letter to Pope Francis requesting intervention.
Cardinal Muller released a "Manifesto of Faith" Feb. 8 in which he affirms basic teachings of the church "in the face of growing confusion about the doctrine of the faith." While the document has been viewed as a correction of Pope Francis' teachings, it does not specifically cite the Pope.

Cardinal Müller warns against being silent, in error about Catholic faith in new manifesto

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VATICAN – To keep silent about the truths of the Catholic faith or to teach the contrary is a form of religious deception that comes from the anti-Christ, said Cardinal Gerhard Muller.
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