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Pope closes Amazon synod warning of walls, neglect of traditions
- Amazon synod, Vatican
- Oct 27, 2019
Capping off the Synod, Pope Francis directed the attention of the global Church to the poor of the Amazon.
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Participant says debate on ordination distracted synod from more important issues
- Amazon synod, Interviews
- Oct 26, 2019
On the eve of the conclusion of the Oct. 6-27 Vatican summit on the Amazon, one of the participants said he regrets that too much of the discussion has been about ordaining married men to the priesthood and women to the diaconate.
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Pope apologizes for theft of Pachamama, says she could be back Sunday
- Amazon synod
- Oct 25, 2019
Saying he was speaking as the “Bishop of Rome,” meaning the head of the local church in the Eternal City, Pope Francis requested “pardon” Friday from anyone who was offended by the theft of the indigenous statues of a naked pregnant woman and their being thrown into the Tiber River.
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Mexican cardinal calls statue thieves ‘black sheep’ of Catholic family
- Amazon synod
- Oct 24, 2019
According to Mexico’s most important cardinal, the Catholics who stole the small wood statue of a topless pregnant woman and those within the Church who are climate change deniers are the “black sheep” of the 1.3 billion-member family that is the Catholic Church.
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Cardinal says synod seeks to give women greater role in Church governance
- Amazon synod, Vatican
- Oct 23, 2019
The role of women in Church served as the major theme at Wednesday’s Vatican press briefing.
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Bolivia’s bishops call presidential vote fraudulent; call for runoff election
- Amazon synod, Church in the Americas
- Oct 23, 2019
Bolivia’s bishops said Sunday’s presidential poll showed “obvious signs of fraud” and endorsed a runoff vote.
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