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Native American groups contend the widely abusive Catholic boarding schools were part of a project to assimilate children — what many Indigenous groups call a cultural genocide.
Native American groups contend the widely abusive Catholic boarding schools were part of a project to assimilate children — what many Indigenous groups call a cultural genocide.
Native American groups contend the widely abusive Catholic boarding schools were part of a project to assimilate children — what many Indigenous groups call a cultural genocide.
Interior view of a stained-glass window of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. / Credit: Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty ImagesWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 14, 2024 / 12:45 pm (CNA).The U.S. Catholic bishops approved on Friday a document at their spring meeting that apologizes to Catholic Indigenous communities for a "history of trauma" caused in part by their "abandonment" by the Church and proposes a way forward that takes into account the "unique cultural needs" of these communities. The document, "Keeping Christ's Sa...
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - U.S. Catholic bishops offered an apology to Native Americans on Friday for the church's role in inflicting trauma on their communities and adopted new guidelines for ministering to indigenous Catholics. The new policies, ap...