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September 4, 2019

Catholics denounce attacks against Brazil's indigenous peoples in Amazon

Shanenawa people dance Sept. 1, 2019, during a festival to celebrate nature and ask for an end to the burning of the Amazon, in the indigenous village of Morada Nova near Feijo, Brazil. The Brazilian Catholic bishops are pressuring the government to guarantee the safety of several Amazonian indigenous peoples.

SAO PAULO -- After denouncing the record number of wildfires in the Amazon in August and the growing deforestation of the region, the Brazilian Catholic Church is pressuring the government to guarantee the safety of several Amazonian indigenous peoples, alerting the authorities of the imminent risk of genocide in northern Brazil.

Published in International
March 9, 2018

Pope chooses 2019 Synod of Bishops on Amazon theme, focus on 'new paths of evangelization'

Pope Francis greets people of the Amazon in Puerto Maldonado, Peru, Jan. 19. Pope Francis has chosen the theme, "The Amazon: New paths for the church and for integral ecology," for the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon region. The synod will be held at the Vatican in October 2019.
VATICAN – Pope Francis has chosen the theme and appointed members of the preparatory council for the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon region, which will take place in Rome in October 2019.
Published in International
January 19, 2018

Pope in Peru expected to revisit themes addressed in Chile

Pope Francis greets greets children as he arrives at the Jorge Chavez International Airport in Lima, Peru, Jan. 18.
LIMA, Peru – Pope Francis was greeted by the Peruvian president, the country's bishops, a military honour guard and a children's orchestra on his arrival in Peru on Jan. 18. During his visit, he will meet with Amazonian indigenous people from three countries, visit a neighbourhood devastated by flooding early last year, and pray in the place of Peru's greatest popular religious devotion.
Published in International