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Indigenous Christian families assaulted amid land grab conflict in northern Bangladesh
At least six people have been injured in attacks on Indigenous Christians and Hindus in Bangladesh. Trees in a Catholic cemetery…
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‘They want to evict us’: Why Indigenous Catholics fight forest project in Bangladesh
MADHUPUR, Bangladesh — Indigenous Catholic and tribal leaders in central Bangladesh are warning the government that a stronger protest movement…
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Indigenous artifacts from Vatican welcomed in Montreal ceremony
Pope Leo XIV receives Bishop Pierre Goudreault of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (center), Archbishop Richard…
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Pope Leo XIV presents 62 indigenous artifacts to Canadian bishops
Pope Leo XIV greets Vancouver Archbishop Richard Smith at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025 / Credit: Vatican Media ACI…
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Bangladesh’s Indigenous Catholics seek support of the Church
Cardinal Michael Felix Czerny, SJ, head of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, visits a stall of Caritas Bangladesh…
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Pope Francis: Defending Indigenous rights ‘a matter of justice’
Pope Francis meets with participants of the conference “Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge and the Sciences,” sponsored by the Pontifical Academies of…
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Canadian archbishop and Indigenous language scholar appointed to Winnipeg Archdiocese
Archbishop Murray Chatlain is the new archbishop of Winnipeg, Canada. / Credit: Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas CNA Staff, Jan 6,…
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Vatican approves liturgical adaptations for Indigenous communities in Mexico
Cardinal Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel, bishop emeritus of San Cristóbal de las Casas in the Mexican state of Chiapas, expressed his…
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Mexico making progress in translating Bible into Indigenous languages
This year the complete translation into Tzotzil, spoken by approximately 350,000 people, has been achieved. / Credit: Freepik Puebla, Mexico,…
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One year after papal visit and apology, Canada’s bishops reflect on Indigenous outreach
An indigenous dancer performs for Pope Francis on July 29, 2022, in Iqaluit in northernmost Canada. / Vatican Media Denver,…
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