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Amazon pulls Auschwitz ‘Christmas ornaments’ after protest

Dec 2, 2019

Amazon said Monday it has removed “Christmas ornaments” and other merchandise bearing the images of Auschwitz that had been available on its online site.

By Associated Press

Amazon CEO gives millions to Catholic Charities to fight homelessness

Nov 24, 2019

An Alaska Catholic organization announced plans to house at least 300 more homeless families after receiving $5 million from a fund backed by Amazon CEO and billionaire Jeff Bezos, organization officials said.

By Associated Press

Christians must shun self-worship, pope says at synod’s final Mass

Oct 27, 2019

Poor people from the Amazon have shown that God’s creation must be treated “not as a resource to be exploited but as a home to be preserved, with trust in God,” Pope Francis said.

By Barbara Fraser

After their call for married priests, pope thanks bishops

Oct 27, 2019

On the heels of a bold call by Amazon region bishops for married men to become priests, Pope Francis is urging openness to new ways, and in a possible slap at conservative critics who fear he is weakening the Catholic Church’s foundations, he cautions faithful against entering the “swampy waters of ideologies.”

By Associated Press

Indigenous vow to stand with Pope Francis, with each other

Oct 18, 2019

Pope Francis and members of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon repeatedly vowed to support, defend and accompany the region’s indigenous people.

By Cindy Wooden

Amazon synod reports support, dissent on married priests and women deacons

Oct 18, 2019

Judging from Friday’s reports, the Oct. 6-27 Synod on the Amazon, there’s overwhelming consensus on most points, such as Pope Francis’s call for an “integral ecology.” Yet even within that climate of basic harmony, there were also scattered notes of dissent on two hot-button questions: Married priests and women deacons.

By Crux Staff