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Pope Francis address representatives of Canada's indigenous peoples at the archbishop's residence in Québec City. / Vatican MediaWashington D.C., Mar 30, 2023 / 14:00 pm (CNA).The U.S. and Canadian bishops released statements Thursday praising the Vaticans repudiation of the "doctrine of discovery," which has been used in the past to justify European colonialism in the Americas and throughout the world.The doctrine of discovery is a philosophical, political, and legal theory...

WASHINGTON - The Dicasteries for Culture and Education and for Promoting Integral Human Development released today a Joint Statement on the "Doctrine of Discovery." The matter at issue involves documents (papal bulls) issued in the fifteenth century with regard to European exploration of land beyond continental Europe. Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City and secretary for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a statement in response to todays Joint Statemen...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- After having difficulty breathing, Pope Francis went to Romes Gemelli hospital March 29 where he was diagnosed with a respiratory infection that will be treated in the hospital for several days, the Vatican press office said.In the past few days, the statement said, "Pope Francis complained of some respiratory difficulties and this afternoon he went to Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic for some medical tests. The outcome of these showed a respiratory infection -- a COVID-19 ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic Church formally "repudiates those concepts that fail to recognize the inherent human rights of Indigenous peoples, including what has become known as the legal and political doctrine of discovery," a Vatican statement said.Issued March 30 by the dicasteries for Culture and Education and for Promoting Integral Human Development, the statement said papal texts that seemed to support the idea that Christian colonizers could claim the land of non-Christia...

WASHINGTON - On Wednesday afternoon March 29, Pope Francis was taken to Gemelli Hospital in Rome. Reports followed that Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will remain in the hospital for several days. Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a statement regarding the Holy Father: "As Pope Francis recovers in the hospital from a respiratory infection, we pray intensely for ou...

ROME (CNS) -- More than 24 hours after he entered the hospital, Pope Francis doctors reported a "marked improvement" in his condition, which they attributed to treatment with intravenous antibiotics.The tests the pope underwent after entering Romes Gemelli hospital with difficulty breathing revealed he had bronchitis, said a medical bulletin released by the Vatican press office March 30. "Based on his expected progress, the Holy Father could be discharged in the coming days."...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Jesus can offer everyone hope and new life, Pope Francis said."Let yourself be pulled out" by Jesus during "these bad moments that happen to us all," the pope said before praying the Angelus with some 35,000 visitors gathered in St. Peters Square March 26.In his talk, Pope Francis reflected on the days Gospel reading from St. John in which Jesus weeps and prays at Lazarus tomb then calls to him to "Come out," bringing him back to life."The...

An exorcist is warning about the dangers of a Ouija-board-like product promising users that they will be able to "communicate directly with Jesus Christ." / Holy Spirit Games YouTubeWashington D.C., Mar 31, 2023 / 08:37 am (CNA).Catholic exorcist Father Ernesto Caro is warning that what is being marketed on Amazon as a Christian "Holy Spirit" board game is "not a game" at all but instead "a trap from the devil."On a March 28 segment of EWTN News Nightly, C...

Null / Credit: Aditya Romansa/UnsplashSt. Louis, Mo., Mar 31, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA).The 2023 Wisconsin judicial race, which might have remained obscure in other years even within Wisconsin, is garnering national media attention and record fundraising numbers for the candidates. Heres what you need to know about the April 4 election, when voters will choose who will sit on the state Supreme Court for the next decade. Pro-life groups say this election could help determine whether abortion sta...

Funeral of Fathers Javier Campos Morales, SJ, and Joaquín César Mora Salazar, SJ, in June 2022. / Credit: Society of Jesus MexicoACI Prensa Staff, Mar 29, 2023 / 16:00 pm (CNA).Forensic experts have identified a body found shot to death March 22 in Sinaloa state, Mexico, as that of José Noriel Portillo, alias "El Chueco," who allegedly murdered two Jesuit priests and laymen last year.Father Luis Gerardo Moro Madrid, superior of the Society of Jesus in Mexico, pointed out that the al...