‘We will live and die with you,’ cardinal tells virtual Amazon assembly

Church leaders sent a strong message of support to an unprecedented virtual assembly of more than 3,000 indigenous leaders, small farmers, environmental campaigners and women from the nine countries of the Amazon region seriously affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. “The Church is the ally of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon, and we will live... Read More

News – World

June 25, 2020

Bishops praise Bolivians who seize drug-trafficking plane at airstrip

Bishops in Bolivia’s Amazon region praised residents of a small town who seized a light plane, apparently owned by drug traffickers, that had violated their ban on landing at the local airstrip. “Drug trafficking in Bolivia is widespread, and this situation has made that clear,” Bishop Eugenio Coter of Riberalta, who heads the Pan-Amazonian Church... Read More

News – World

September 10, 2019

Pope Francis appoints three cardinals to lead Amazon synod

Pope Francis has appointed three delegate presidents for the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon. The pope named the following Cardinals as delegate presidents for the assembly, which will take place between October 6-27: Cardinals Baltazar Porras Cardozo, 74, of Merida, Venezuela; Pedro Barreto Jimeno, 75, of Huancayo, Peru; and Joao Braz de Aviz, 72,... Read More

Catholic Times, News – Vatican, News – World

Amazon, Amazon rainforest, Bolivia, Brazil, catholic, Catholic Church, Colombia, Pan-Amazonian Church Network, peru, pontiff, Pope, Pope Francis, rainforest, Synod, Synod of Bishops, the Amazon, Vatican

August 27, 2019

‘If the Amazon suffers, the world suffers,’ warns English bishop

The Bishop for the Environment has joined calls to save the Amazonian rainforests, warning that “if the Amazon suffers, the world suffers”. The Bishop of Salford, John Arnold, said his thoughts mirrored the “deep concern” of Latin American bishops in response to the devastating conflagration, which is raging through and decimating large areas of the... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland, News – World

August 6, 2019

SCIAF rugby star launches appeal for Bolivian team

A SCIAF staff member is appealing to Catholic Universe readers and rugby fans to help raise funds for Bolivia’s national rugby team after he recently played in the side’s first game. Mark Camburn, 36, was a part of rugby history in the last weekend of July when he played in the Bolivian national rugby team’s... Read More

News – UK and Ireland, News – World

Alistair Dutton, Bolivia, GoFundMe, Los Colorados, Mark Camburn, national, North Berwick, rugby, Santa Cruz, SCIAF, Scotland

December 18, 2017

Bolivian president visits pope ahead of papal trip to Chile

Bolivian President Evo Morales implied in a Tweet that he and Pope Francis had discussed Bolivia’s territorial dispute with Chile during a meeting at the Vatican on 15th December. According to the Vatican, the 30-minute private meeting “took place in a cordial atmosphere.” During their conversation, the Vatican said, “appreciation was expressed for the contribution... Read More

News – Vatican

Bolivia, Chile, Evo Morales, Morales, Pope, Pope Francis, President Evo Morales, President Morales

September 20, 2017

Pope, Bolivian bishops discuss rise of ‘parallel’ churches

Pope Francis urged the bishops of Bolivia to faithfully guide their flocks as breakaway groups comprised of former priests and seminarians are gaining ground in the country. “They are schismatic groups that have arisen within the Church and are not in communion with the pope or the bishops. Clearly, it is a challenge. The pope... Read More

News – Vatican, News – World

Bolivia, parallel churches, Pope, Pope Francis

August 21, 2017

Church leaders oppose Bolivian law stripping protection for native lands

Catholic Church leaders in Bolivia are opposing a controversial new law that strips protection from a national park and indigenous territory. The measure signed into law by President Evo Morales in mid-August opens the Isiboro Secure National Park and Indigenous Territory, known as TIPNIS for its Spanish initials, to highway construction and other development. “The... Read More

News – World

Bishop Eugenio Coter, Bolivia, indigenous, native, Pando, President Evo Morales

June 26, 2017

Venezuela risks becoming Caribbean ‘North Korea,’ former leaders say

Two former Latin American presidents said the world is running out of time to find a solution to the crisis in Venezuela as President Nicolas Maduro aims to consolidate power over the country. Despite widespread protests, Maduro’s push to “put a group of his friends in what is called a ‘constituent assembly,’ would be the... Read More

News – Vatican, News – World

Andres Pastrana, Bolivia, Cardinal Parolin, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Colombia, Jorge Quiroga, Maduro, Nicolas Maduro, North Korea, Pastrana, President Maduro, President Nicolas Maduro, Quiroga, Vatican, Venezuela

THE NEWS SITE YOU’LL HAVE FAITH IN

‘We will live and die with you,’ cardinal tells virtual Amazon assembly

Bishops praise Bolivians who seize drug-trafficking plane at airstrip

Pope Francis appoints three cardinals to lead Amazon synod

‘If the Amazon suffers, the world suffers,’ warns English bishop

SCIAF rugby star launches appeal for Bolivian team

Pope will create 14 new cardinals in June

Bolivian president visits pope ahead of papal trip to Chile

Pope, Bolivian bishops discuss rise of ‘parallel’ churches

Church leaders oppose Bolivian law stripping protection for native lands

Venezuela risks becoming Caribbean ‘North Korea,’ former leaders say

MOST READ THIS WEEK

Social Network

CULTURE:

EDUCATION:

TRAVEL: