Category: colonialism

Fiji archbishop warns against ‘new colonial forces’ in Pacific nation

by bcadmin | Oct 11, 2022 | Archbishop Peter Loy Chong, Church in Oceania, colonialism, Fiji, lead, News | 0 |

Fiji’s archbishop is warning that “new colonial forces” are moving into the Pacific Island nation as its 52nd anniversary of independence from Great Britain.

Brazil battles time and sea air in effort to save historic churches

by bcadmin | Jan 22, 2022 | Brazil, Catholic Church, Church History, Church in the Americas, colonialism, lead, News, Portugal, Restoration | 0 |

Many colonial churches in Brazil were adorned with panels of azulejos, traditional Portuguese glazed tiles usually painted with arabesques or figurative themes. The country is now in a race against time to save its cultural heritage.

Women taken from African mothers by Belgium seek reparation

by bcadmin | Oct 14, 2021 | Associated Press, Belgium, Catholic Church, Church in Africa, colonialism, Democratic Republic of Congo, News, Orphanages | 0 |

Five biracial women born in Congo when the country was under Belgian rule who were taken away from their Black mothers and separated from their African roots are suing the Belgian state for crimes against humanity.

Mexican president asks Pope Francis for conquest apology

by bcadmin | Oct 11, 2020 | Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in Mexico, Church in the Americas, colonialism, Indigenous people, Indigenous peoples, Mexico, News, Spain | 0 |

Mexico’s president published an open letter to Pope Francis Saturday calling on the Catholic Church to apologize for abuses of Indigenous peoples during the conquest of Mexico in the 1500s.

Fiji’s archbishop attacks ‘neo-colonialism’ of globalization, international corporations

by bcadmin | Oct 8, 2020 | Archbishop Peter Loy Chong, Catholic Church, Church in Oceania, colonialism, Fiji, globalism, News | 0 |

Fiji’s archbishop called globalization “neo-colonialism” and a “new form of political domination” ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Pacific island nation’s independence from the United Kingdom.

Virtual symposium explores race in Caribbean context

by bcadmin | Jul 22, 2020 | Black Catholics, Black Lives Matter, Caribbean, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas, colonialism, News, Racism | 0 |

Black lives matter in the Caribbean but “blackness” takes on a different hue in the region.

St. Michael statue sparks racism complaints in Benin

by bcadmin | Jul 18, 2020 | Benin, Black Lives Matter, Catholic Church, Church in Africa, colonialism, lead, News, Racism, St. Michael, Statues | 0 |

A statue of St Michael in the West African nation of Benin has sparked controversy as the Black Lives Movement continues to spark debate across the globe.

As Congo turns 60, cardinal says the country has failed

by bcadmin | Jul 1, 2020 | Belgium, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, colonialism, Congo, Congo bishops, Democratic Republic of Congo, News | 0 |

As Congo celebrated 60 years of independence from Belgium, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo of Kinshasa said the “great dreams” of the people had been shuttered by successive regimes.

Women taken from African mothers by Belgium now want redress

by bcadmin | Jul 1, 2020 | Associated Press, Belgium, Black Lives Matter, Catholic Church, Church in Europe, colonialism, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, lead, News, Nuns, Racial justice, Religious Sisters | 0 |

During colonial times thousands of biracial children known as “métis” were taken away and raised in Belgian institutions as the colonial power promoted a strict separation of white and Black people and systematically tried to prevent interracial unions.

Mixed-race women sue Belgium for placement in Church-run facilities

by bcadmin | Jun 26, 2020 | Associated Press, Belgium, Black Lives Matter, Catholic Church, Church in Europe, colonialism, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, News | 0 |

Five mixed-race women born in Congo when the country was under Belgian rule who were taken away from their Black mothers have filed a lawsuit for crimes against humanity targeting the Belgian state.

Cameroonians protest ‘colonial attitude’ of French President

by bcadmin | Feb 27, 2020 | Cameroon, Catholic Church, Church in Africa, colonialism, Emmanuel Macron, France, lead, News | 0 |

French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks that he pressured Cameroon’s President Paul Biya to release an opposition leader are sign the European power still has a colonial attitude towards its former African colonies, according to one Catholic priest.