indigenous people

The Catholic Church formally “repudiates those concepts that fail to recognize the inherent human rights of Indigenous peoples, including what has become known as the legal and political ‘doctrine of discovery,'” a Vatican statement said.

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In a joint statement Nov. 28, the Archdiocese of Davao and the dioceses of Digos, Tagum, and Mati urged lawmakers to revoke 39 mining licenses in the region to protect the environment and public health, reported ucanews.com.

It was the second miracle from an Archdiocesan local which elevated St. Kateri’s canonization by Pope Benedict XVI on Oct. 21, 2012.

Two U.S. bishops have urged their fellow prelates to cooperate with any requests they receive from the federal government for an investigation on alleged abuses at tribal schools operated by Church entities in the past.

A delegation of Indigenous people from Canada will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican before the end of the year, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops said.

Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors in Canada are calling on officials to conduct a thorough investigation of every former residential school in the country after the remains of more than 200 children were found on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.