Political tact doesn’t stop Pope from (indirectly) tweaking Trump
- Oct 27, 2020
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Mexican president asks Pope Francis for conquest apology
- Oct 11, 2020
Mexico’s president published an open letter to Pope Francis Saturday calling on the Catholic Church to apologize for abuses of Indigenous peoples during the conquest of Mexico in the 1500s.
Fiji’s archbishop attacks ‘neo-colonialism’ of globalization, international corporations
- Oct 8, 2020
Fiji’s archbishop called globalization “neo-colonialism” and a “new form of political domination” ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Pacific island nation’s independence from the United Kingdom.
Virtual symposium explores race in Caribbean context
- Jul 22, 2020
Black lives matter in the Caribbean but “blackness” takes on a different hue in the region.
St. Michael statue sparks racism complaints in Benin
- Jul 18, 2020
A statue of St Michael in the West African nation of Benin has sparked controversy as the Black Lives Movement continues to spark debate across the globe.
As Congo turns 60, cardinal says the country has failed
- Jul 1, 2020
As Congo celebrated 60 years of independence from Belgium, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo of Kinshasa said the “great dreams” of the people had been shuttered by successive regimes.
Women taken from African mothers by Belgium now want redress
- Jul 1, 2020
During colonial times thousands of biracial children known as “métis” were taken away and raised in Belgian institutions as the colonial power promoted a strict separation of white and Black people and systematically tried to prevent interracial unions.
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