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Organization of American States calls for protection of Brazilian slum priest
- Church in the Americas
- Mar 30, 2019
Menaced for his work with homeless people on the streets of São Paulo, a Brazilian priest has been issued a “precautionary measure” by the Organization of American States (OAS).
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Theater program helps young Kenyans develop critical thinking skills
- Catholic News Service, Church in Africa
- Oct 12, 2018
A theater education program at schools in one of Africa’s largest slums is instilling critical thought in participants as well as providing fun, said a 25-year-old whose ambition is to enter politics to represent the poor residents in Kenya’s Parliament.
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In defense of the ‘staycation’ of Pope Francis
Taking a vacation and taking a rest aren’t necessarily the same thing, and for Pope Francis, lunching with Syrian refugees, dropping in on convents and meeting women rescued from prostitution is actually a form of leisure by spending time with people and places that give him life.
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Priests from Argentina’s slums defend Pope Francis
- Global Church
- Jun 30, 2016
A group of priests made up of clergy who work in the “villas miserias,” or “villas of misery,” in the Argentine capital, have issued a petition defending Pope Francis against what it terms a “brutal campaign against him with attacks of every kind.”
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