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Pew: Latin American Catholics favor birth control, married and women priests, and Pope Francis

A new survey indicates that many Catholics in Latin America and the U.S. favor allowing women to become priests, with a number also supporting marriage for priests, birth control, same-sex marriage recognition and holy Communion for unmarried couples living together.

Pope says using Tinder is ‘normal,’ talks inclusivity in Disney documentary

Wanting to meet potential partners through dating apps like Tinder is "normal," and the church's teaching on sex is "still in diapers," Pope Francis said in a conversation with a group of young people gathered in Rome.

‘Traumatic way to say goodbye’: roadside funerals in Colombia

Deacon Mauricio Castiblanco used to spend most of his day traveling to funeral homes around the city, where he blessed families who recently lost a loved one.

Colombian diocese, with some U.S. support, helps flood of Venezuelans

Every weekday before she heads to work, Angelica Tesorero takes her small children to a day care center run by the Diocese of Cucuta.

Indigenous woman brings message from her elders to pope as Church elder

Anitalia Pijachi, an indigenous woman from the Amazonian town of Leticia, Colombia, came to the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon bringing a message from the elders of her people to Pope Francis, an elder of the Catholic Church.

Colombian churches help Venezuelan soldiers who have deserted

Pvt. Andry Rosales hugged a Colombian soldier and broke into tears as he surrendered himself to this country's military.

More than 1,000 Catholics ask church to seek pardon for role in conflict

Lilia Yaya recalls being unwelcome in the Catholic Church. Her father, a communist political organizer and labor leader, was excommunicated from the church for his views and activism. Yaya was singled out as a troublemaker in her Catholic school for her father's political activities.

Flying to Colombia, pope asks prayers for Venezuela

Flying to Colombia, with a flight plan changed to avoid Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean Sea, Pope Francis told reporters that Colombia and its neighbor, Venezuela, were in his prayers.

Colombian president wins Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to end civil war

Even though the people of Colombia rejected the terms of a peace accord ending more than 50 years of civil war, the Nobel committee chose Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos as winner of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize.
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