Reuters

Protest over 15th-century land grab doctrine interrupts papal Mass in Canada

July 28 (Reuters) - Indigenous activists unfurled a banner demanding Pope Francis rescind 15th-century papal edicts justifying colonialism at a Mass he presided over Thursday, thrusting the doctrine ...
Oregonian

Responding to Indigenous, Vatican rejects Discovery Doctrine

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday responded to Indigenous demands and formally repudiated the “Doctrine of Discovery,” the theories backed by 15th-century “papal bulls” that legitimized the ...
The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore navigates a Columbus rediscovery – and a more balanced view of U.S. history | COMMENTARY

Slightly more than 15 months ago, a group of protesters tore down the statue of Christopher Columbus in downtown Baltimore, tossing it into the Inner Harbor. What had drawn their ire was the notion ...
WLRN

The Vatican repudiates 'Doctrine of Discovery,' which was used to justify colonialism

Nearly 500 years after papal decrees were used to rationalize Europe's colonial conquests, the Vatican repudiated those decrees on Thursday, saying the "Doctrine of Discovery" that was used to justify ...