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The Cristo Redentor, or Christ the Redeemer in English, is one of the most iconic statues in the world. Nestled within Brazil’s Tijuca National Park, the 98-foot statue towers over Rio de Janeiro atop Mount Corcovado, drawing in 4 million tourists a year. Yet despite its iconic status, Christ the Redeemer has suffered from a…

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Hundreds gathered Monday to mourn Catholic priest Marcelo Pérez, an activist for Indigenous peoples and farm laborers who was killed in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas. The Chiapas public prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday it had arrested the suspected killer, AFP reported. It was a killing that many say was a tragedy foretold, in…

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Pope Francis recently spoke with a group of young people at a Catholic college in Singapore and one of his statements has earned him the ire of Catholics and Protestants alike. The remarks were during an interreligious meeting, with the Pope breaking off from his prepared remarks to note that different religions are like “different…

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Pope Francis recently issued an apology for using a derogatory term referring to gay men during a closed-door discussion among bishops. Director of the Vatican press office Matteo Bruni said, “The Pope never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms, and he apologizes to those who felt offended by the use of the…
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