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February 12, 2015

Sr. Dorothy Stang died fighting for Brazil’s landless; 10 years later, not much has changed

Sister Dorothy Stang is seen on the right. In this Feb. 15, 2005, file photo (background), inhabitants of Anapu, Brazil, gather for a Mass to honor U.S.-born Sr. Dorothy Stang, a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur who was murdered by ranchers three days earlier. In the 10 years since her murder, land reform risks have not decreased, said one of the coordinators of the Brazilian bishops' Pastoral Land Commission.

PARA, Brazil - On Feb. 12, 2005, two hired gunmen killed Sr. Dorothy Stang, 73, as she read aloud from the Bible in a remote settlement just off the Trans-Amazonian Highway.

Published in International