Loading...
Loading...
Click here if you don’t see subscription options
Clear filter
Pope Francis greets people as he arrives to visit the Shrine of St. Peter Claver in Cartagena, Colombia, on Sept. 10. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithShort Take
Four takeaways from Pope Francis’ visit to Colombia
Esteban Morales Herrera, SJ
A Colombian Jesuit reflects on the visit of Pope Francis to his country.
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
Church leaders condemn possible massacre of indigenous in Amazon
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
How a band of nuns became international rock stars
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
New tool to use Laudato Si' to rank nations' development
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
Most Colombians agree with Pope Francis’ call for peace, professor says
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
Kansas priest recalls friendship with martyr as beatification nears
Karen Bonar - Catholic News Service
Father Don McCarthy shares memories of his friend Father Stanley Rother, who was martyred in Guatemala.
Subscribe to Latin America