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Pope Francis speaks during a news conference on board the papal plane on his flight back from a trip to Thailand and Japan, Monday, Nov. 26, 2019. (Remo Casilli/AP Pool Photo via Crux)

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Across Latin America, Church strives for dialogue amid chaos

Inés San Martín|Dec 3, 2019|6 Min Read

In this composite photo, Italian Father Nicola Corradi, left, and Argentine Father Horacio Corbacho, are escorted into a courtroom Nov. 25, 2019, in Mendoza, Argentina. They were sentenced to more than 40 years in prison for abusing children at a school for the deaf. (CNS illustration/photos by Maximiliano Rios, Reuters)

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Priests convicted of abusing children at Argentina school for the deaf

Catholic News Agency|Nov 25, 2019|5 Min Read

Argentine Catholics pray outside St. Cajetan Church in in Buenos Aires in this 2017 file photo. The Vatican press told reporters in a note Jan. 4 that accusations of sexual abuse against Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta

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Bishop accused of abuse headed back to Argentina for court appearance

Carol Glatz|Nov 25, 2019|3 Min Read

Two bodies lie covered on a bench in St. Francis Church in El Alto, Bolivia, Nov. 20, 2019, after protesters started to bring corpses into the church. The people were killed in clashes between Bolivia's military and supporters of former President Evo Morales. (CNS photo/Marcelo Perez del Carpio)

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Church becomes improvised morgue as Bolivian violence continues

Manuel Rueda|Nov 21, 2019|4 Min Read

A statue of Mary is seen in 2017 atop the Cathedral of Managua in Nicaragua. On Nov. 18, 2019, a pro-government mob entered the cathedral, damaging property, attacking hunger strikers inside the building and jostling a priest and nun, the Archdiocese of Managua said. (CNS photo/Oswaldo Rivas, Reuters)

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Mob enters Managua cathedral, attacks hunger strikers, damages property

David Agren|Nov 19, 2019|4 Min Read

Father Jose Fuentes celebrates Mass at Jesus the Worker Church in El Alto, Bolivia, Nov. 17, 2019. Father Fuentes is part of a committee that is trying to facilitate talks between supporters of former President Evo Morales and allies of the country's new government. (CNS photo/Manuel Rueda)

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Bishops organize talks in Bolivia as protests become deadly

Manuel Rueda|Nov 18, 2019|4 Min Read

Father Edwin Roman attempts to convince the police to allow relatives of imprisoned and dead anti-government demonstrators to enter the San Miguel Arcangel Church in Masaya, Nicaragua, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. The relatives have started a hunger strike to demand the freedom of their relatives, jailed for protesting against the government of President Daniel Ortega. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga via Crux)

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Pope says no to Argentina in 2020, yes to freeing Nicaragua prisoners now

Inés San Martín|Nov 18, 2019|6 Min Read

Police in Santiago, Chile, clash with a demonstrator Nov. 14, 2019, during a protest against Chile's government. Chile's bishops Nov. 9 called for national dialogue and an end to the violence that has wracked the country for a month. (CNS photo/Goran Tomasevic, Reuters)

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Chile bishops urge talks to end protests, injustice country faces

Barbara J. Fraser|Nov 15, 2019|3 Min Read

A protester carries a statue of Christ from La Asuncion church to be added to a barricade in Santiago, Chile, Nov 8, 2019. (Esteban Felix/AP/Shutterstock via CNA. Not licensed for redistribution)

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Chilean churches looted during protests

Catholic News Agency|Nov 12, 2019|4 Min Read

Demonstrators take part in an Oct. 27, 2019, protest against Bolivian President Evo Morales and the election results in Santa Cruz. The Bolivian bishops called on politicians in the South American country to respect "the will of the people" and review the results of the recent election that gave Morales a fourth consecutive term. (CNS photo/Ueslei Marcelino, Reuters)

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Bolivian bishops say Morales' resignation was not a coup

David Agren|Nov 11, 2019|2 Min Read

Marcivana Rodrigues Paiva, representing the Satere-Mawe indigenous people in Brazil, carries a plant in the offertory procession as Pope Francis celebrates the concluding Mass of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon at the Vatican Oct. 27, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

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Pope restructures Brazilian dioceses following synod proposal

Junno Arocho Esteves|Nov 6, 2019|2 Min Read

An aerial view shows a deforested plot of the Amazon near Porto Velho, Brazil, Sept. 17, 2019. (CNS photo/Bruno Kelly, Reuters)

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Amazon governors, meeting after synod, support 'green economy'

Barbara J. Fraser|Oct 29, 2019|4 Min Read

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