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- Crux in Argentina
- Jul 18, 2019
In Pope's backyard, Church struggles with increasingly polarized politics

According to Bishop Daniel Fernandez from Jujuy, in Argentina’s remote northwest, national polarization, dubbed here as a “crack,” is something that deeply worries the pope.
- Church in Asia, Church in the US
- Jul 17, 2019
Pelosi, Wolf urge US to call out China for religious freedom abuses

Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi described the repression of religious minorities in China as a “challenge to the conscience of the world” on Tuesday during the opening day of a high-level summit on religious freedom.
- Interviews
- Jul 18, 2019
Pope's astronomer says moon landing milestone offers lesson in hope

For Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory, the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon is a reminder of how much can be accomplished when humanity pools its creativity and determination toward a common cause.
- Crux in Argentina
- Jul 17, 2019
Survivor asks Pope to back bill ending statute of limitations for abuse

Survivor Ricardo Benedetti, who says he was abused by a priest when he was 8 years old, and who is today the motor force behind the a new bill to lift the country's statute of limitations for prosecuting abuse crimes, said it’s important to have the support of his fellow Argentine Pope Francis.
- Church in the US, Vatican
- Jul 18, 2019
Top Vatican diplomat calls relationship with US 'strong and solid'

A new exhibit celebrates 35 years of Vatican-U.S. diplomatic relations.

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