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Article: Goodbye, Doctrine of Discovery - We should all applaud the Vatican, after almost six centuries, repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.

COMMENTARY: His public clash with Cardinal Seán O’Malley is an indication of how much the Holy Father’s reform agenda has faltered.

We should all applaud the Vatican, after almost six centuries, repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery. Exactly two centuries ago, the Doctrine of Discovery

Article: Goodbye, Doctrine of Discovery - We should all applaud the Vatican, after almost six centuries, repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery.

The Vatican has formally repudiated the “doctrine of discovery,” which was used by colonial powers starting in the 15th century to justify the seizure of native lands in the New World.

Professor Anna Rowlands, a professor in the Durham University Department of Theology and Religion, has been 'seconded' to spend two years working in a process known as the Synod.

Claims that NGOs which rescue migrants at sea do for money, and in effect are human traffickers, is a rhetorical staple on Italy’s political right.

Despite the fact that Jesuits have historically shied away from roles of authority in the church, over the last 10 years, Pope Francis has increasingly turned to his Jesuit confreres to take on key positions.

Even though Francis has made only a few trips to Africa, he has a very different relationship than the one his predecessors had with people on the continent

The University of Notre Dames Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies is one of the worlds leading centers for the study of the causes of violent conflict and strategies for sustainable peace.