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- Apr 10, 2020
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Amazon synod concerns also relate to Australia, archbishop says
- Feb 3, 2020
Despite the fact that an estimated 5 percent of the Australian population is of aboriginal descent, in the two centuries the Catholic Church has been present on the continent, there have been few indigenous vocations to the priesthood. According to Sydney’s archbishop, this presents some similarities with the realities of the Amazon region.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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