Mexico halfway through quake restoration of old churches
- Oct 21, 2020
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Mexico halfway through quake restoration of old churches
- Oct 21, 2020
The earthquake struck in seconds, but three years later restorers still face a monumental task: About half of the 2,340 colonial-era buildings and churches damaged in the 2017 Mexico quake still need to be repaired, restored or partially rebuilt.
Canadian faith leaders sign letter opposing expansion of assisted suicide
- Oct 21, 2020
The Catholic Church has joined with religious leaders from all faiths and creeds across the country to denounce the federal government’s plan to make it easier to get medically assisted suicide in Canada.
Venezuelan bishops: Plans for congressional elections are ‘immoral’
- Oct 20, 2020
The Venezuelan bishops’ conference said government plans for congressional elections in December are “immoral” and would only aggravate the South American nation’s political and humanitarian crisis.
Bolivia’s bishops hail peaceful vote as Morales’s party returns to power
- Oct 20, 2020
With barely 6 percent of all ballot boxes counted, the party of Evo Morales claimed victory in Bolivia’s presidential election, marking a stunning political comeback a year after massive protests in the 2019 elections forced him to resign the presidency and flee the country.
Amid tumult over constitution, Chile watches two churches burn
- Oct 19, 2020
Observers say it’s unclear why the two churches in Santiago, the national capital – the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and the parish of the Carabineros, Santiago’s police force – were targeted.
In Brazil’s upcoming municipal elections, several priests are seeking office
- Oct 17, 2020
Brazil is preparing for municipal elections on Nov. 15, and a surprising number of clerics are running for public office.
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