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  Evo Morales

  Bolivian bishops urge transparency amid signs of electoral fraud

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  Mexico City — Bolivia's bishops have called on electoral officials to "make transparent" the vote-counting process as protesters rioted in the South …

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  Pope Francis

  Church faces conflicts with help of Holy Spirit, pope says at audience

  ncronline.org - by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service

  Vatican City — The church resolves conflicts and discerns God's will by patiently listening, discussing and deciding under the guidance of the Holy …

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  Editorial: Desecration of Amazonian mother statues was a racist act

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  "¿No estoy yo aquí que soy tu madre?" Am I not here, I who am your mother? These are the words spoken to Juan Diego by the Virgin of Guadalupe. …

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  Vatican

  Desecration of sacred images demands bolder action from Vatican

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  When the Catholic alt-right first began clutching their pious pearls about the presence of an Amazonian indigenous sculptures of bare-breasted, …

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  Boise, ID

  Idaho diocese releases list of credibly accused clergy

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  Boise, Idaho — Catholic church leaders in Idaho say 15 priests and one deacon have been credibly accused of child sexual abuse since the 1950s. The …

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  Bankruptcy

  Bankruptcy judge OKs settlement between Duluth Diocese, abuse survivors

  ncronline.org - by Dave Hrbacek, Catholic News Service

  St. Paul, Minn. — A bankruptcy judge approved a $39.2 million settlement Oct. 21 between the Diocese of Duluth and victims/survivors of clergy sexual …

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  Amazon Rainforest

  'We are all responsible': Bishop urges lifestyle change to protect Amazon

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  Vatican City — Solutions to environmental problems discussed at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon must involve not just Amazonian nations, but …

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  Vatican

  Vatican financial watchdog defends director after police raid on its offices

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  Vatican City — The board of the Vatican's financial watchdog authority is defending the organization's director after he was suspended from duty by …

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  Anger Management

  Anger: A virtue for our time, because silence is not working

  ncronline.org - by Joan Chittister

  "Generally speaking," the Dalai Lama said, "if a human being never shows anger, then I think something's wrong. He's not right in the brain." I read …

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  Copy Desk Daily, Oct. 23, 2019

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  The Copy Desk Daily highlights recommended news and opinion articles that have crossed the copy editors' desks on their way to you. You don't want to …

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  Identity

  Nouwen a witness to committed priestly ministry

  ncronline.org - by Donald Cozzens

  Today's priesthood stands on shaky ground. Just who and what is a Catholic priest? Since the Second Vatican Council, priests have struggled to come …

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  Medicare

  Democrats' two camps need to join and fight for dreams — pragmatically

  ncronline.org - by Michael Sean Winters

  "I am not a member of any organized political party," Will Rogers famously observed. "I am a Democrat." This year, however, the Democrats are …

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  Indigenous Peoples

  A gracious overnight with an indigenous Catholic family in the Amazon

  ncronline.org - by Mary Jo McConahay

  Outside of San José del Guaviare, Colombia — We are three hours' hike from the nearest road where a hired car dropped the three of us — a Peruvian …

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  Indigenous Peoples

  Catholics in the Amazon await the synod's decisions

  ncronline.org - by Mary Jo McConahay

  Leticia, Colombian Amazon — From the sky, the forest below spreads like a vast green sea. On the ground, the heat hits like a sucker punch. In a few …

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  Jesus

  'Repair my church'

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  “Much will be required of the person entrusted with much” (Luke 12:48). Today’s Gospel continues Jesus’ instructions to disciples put in charge of …

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  Middle East

  They come at night: Syrians flee to Iraq as cease-fire set to expire

  ncronline.org - by Dale Gavlak, Catholic News Service

  Amman, Jordan — When Rifaa, her husband and three daughters escaped into Iraq in the dead of night, "there were dead bodies on the street" in …

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  Illinois Supreme Court

  Illinois chief justice distrusts church hierarchy to police itself on abuse

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  Newton, Massachusetts — Don't count on the bishops to clean up sex abuse in the church, Anne Burke told the annual gathering of Voice of the Faithful …

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  Poverty

  Church, tribal leaders gather for Native American anti-poverty summit

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  Notre Dame, Ind. — An anti-poverty summit that took place at the University of Notre Dame Oct. 15-17 brought together American Indian tribal leaders …

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  Jury Duty

  Grand jury declines to indict monsignor in consent case

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  Houston — A Texas grand jury has declined to indict the onetime deputy to Cardinal Daniel DiNardo on charges he sexually assaulted a married woman in …

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  Comic Strips

  Francis, the comic strip

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  LGBTQ+

  LGBTQ Catholics have great reasons for hope at the grassroots

  ncronline.org - by Jason Steidl

  The relationship between LGBTQ Catholics and their church is a Katy Perry song. 'Cause you're hot then you're cold You're yes, then you're no You're in, …

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  Boston College

  Links for 10/22/19

  ncronline.org - by Michael Sean Winters

  From the file labeled "Hillary Clinton, go away!" — a file destined to get much larger — the former secretary of state essentially accused U.S. Rep. …

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  Celibacy

  Married priests and women deacons: It's about law, not doctrine

  ncronline.org - by Phyllis Zagano

  The Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region discussed two new-old ideas during its October Rome meeting: married priests and women deacons. The …

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  Roanoke

  Prolonged GM strike stirs faith community to help neighbors

  ncronline.org - by Don Clemmer

  Roanoke, Ind. — For Sarah Beckstedt, the ongoing strike of the United Auto Workers at General Motors plants across the country finds her in the roles …

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  Copy Desk Daily, Oct. 22, 2019

  ncronline.org - by Tracy Abeln

  The Copy Desk Daily highlights recommended news and opinion articles that have crossed the copy editors' desks on their way to you. Don Clemmer visits …

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  Policing

  Vigilance

  ncronline.org - by Pat Marrin

  “Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant” (Luke 12:37). I was once in a training program called CPE, clinical pastoral education, …

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  Pope Francis

  As synod deliberates, vandals dump controversial indigenous carving into the Tiber

  ncronline.org - by Claire Giangrave, Religion News Service

  Vatican City — Amid the buzz surrounding the last week of this month's summit of bishops on the Amazon, the debate surrounding a small statue has …

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  Catholicism

  Mexican bishops call for peace, conversion amid growing violence

  ncronline.org - by David Agren, Catholic News Service

  Mexico City — The Mexican bishops' conference called for calm and reflection after well-armed members of a drug cartel descended on the city of …

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  Environment

  At catacombs, synod members pledge simplicity, closeness to the poor

  ncronline.org - by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service

  Rome — More than a half century after a group of bishops at the Second Vatican Council made a solemn pledge to live a simple lifestyle close to their …

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  Indigenous Peoples

  Decision time begins for Amazon bishops as synod enters final week

  ncronline.org - by Thomas Reese

  Vatican City — As the synod on the Amazon region enters its final week, the bishops who gathered here to discuss the region's challenges and make …