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The edicts were primarily focused on neutralizing Muslim powers that were terrorizing virtually every corner of Christendom.

March 30 was a historic news day for Native Americans.

Two weeks ago, the Vatican released a statement denouncing the “Doctrine of Discovery,” a series of documents that Canadian governments have used to justify colonization for centuries. Now what happens?

Catholic Church doctrine was used to justify the world’s largest land grab and the resulting colonialism. It had an outsized role in shaping the United States and other countries of the New World.

Repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery, endorsing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, confessing the sin of a colonizin...

After decades of criticism among Indigenous groups, the Vatican has finally repudiated the alleged 'Doctrine of Discovery.'

Critics say the Vatican statement that the 15th-century documents "were manipulated for political purposes by competing colonial powers" sidesteps its responsibility in legitimizing exploitation of Indigenous peoples.

The Vatican on Thursday responded to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery,” the theories backed by 15th-century “papal bulls” that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands

Historians, activists look ahead for implications the Vatican's statement about Native Americans could have on laws, which used Church documents from the 1400s

The Vatican responded March 30 to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the "Doctrine of Discovery," theories backed by 15th-century "papal bulls" that legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Native lands and form the basis of some property laws today.