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Mixed feelings for Vatican rescinding ‘law of colonization’
Built in 1612, the St. Augustine Mission Church in Isleta Pueblo is is one of the oldest churches in the United States. Thursday, the Catholic Church denounced the Discovery Doctrine, which was used as justification for taking Pueblo land and building the church. The Vatican said the doctrine was used as “Legal acts by which these two Pontiffs authorized the Portuguese and Spanish sovereigns to seize property in colonized lands by subjugating the original populations.” (Getty Images)
Papal Visit: Singer at peace after captivating world with protest song
LAC STE. ANNE, Alberta, Canada — She is glowing as she stands near the shores of Lac Ste. Anne, wearing the same white buckskin dress and beaded headband that captivated the world. But this time Si Pih Ko didn’t break into song in Cree as she did Monday in Maskwacis, with tears streaming down her face — a symbol […]
Papal Visit: Apology at last in Canada
MASKWACIS, Alberta, Canada – Saying it is time to find a pathway forward for healing, Pope Francis issued a long-awaited apology to the Indigenous people of Canada for the Catholic Church’s role in the brutal residential school system that separated children from their families, culture and language. “I am deeply sorry,” the Pope said, from the […]