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Getting Cross
Guatemalan Catholic church protests mining project |
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13 Apr 2005 |
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| Getting Cross Guatemalan Catholic church protests mining project Catholic Church officials in Guatemala have become unlikely activists in a fight against a major open-pit gold mine being carved out in the mountains near San Miguel Ixtahuacan. Speaking from the pulpit, on a church-owned radio station, and during street demonstrations, church leaders have been educating parishioners, mos ... |
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| Topics: Central America, mining and drilling, news, religion and spirituality (all these topics) |
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