Brazil sees rapid rise in land conflicts, Catholic agency reports

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 registered the highest number of land conflict incidents in Brazil since 1985, the Catholic-affiliated Pastoral Land Commission reported. The commission said in a recent report that the country saw an average of more than four conflicts over land daily throughout the year. The report tallied 1,576 conflicts, an increase of... Read More

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May 16, 2021

Amazon bishops say bill threatens Brazil’s Indigenous peoples and forest

More than 60 Brazilian bishops who work in the Amazon presented the Brazilian Senate with a letter recommending that the country’s upper house withdraw a bill because it threatens extensive damage to public forests and traditional populations. The bill in question would change the rules, allowing illegally deforested federal lands to become private holdings. “Land grabbing is... Read More

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April 21, 2021

As pandemic worsens in Brazil, pope tells bishops to be one with people

Bishops in Brazil must remain united, among themselves and with their people, to overcome “one of the most difficult trials in its history,” Pope Francis said. In a video message sent to the general assembly of the Brazilian bishops’ conference, the pope encouraged the bishops to give hope and charity “especially to those most in need so that they may smile... Read More

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April 12, 2021

Catholic investors call on Brazil’s government to better protect Amazon

More than 93 Catholic investors from around the world are calling on the Brazilian government to better protect the Amazon and the rights of its Indigenous population. The group sent a letter to Brazilian officials, including President Jair Bolsonaro and Vice President Hamilton Mourão, listing about a dozen concrete demands for the protection of the rainforest and its Indigenous... Read More

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March 26, 2021

In Brazil, suggestion by bishops could help families facing eviction

Brazil’s National Council of Justice, the regulatory agency of the country’s judiciary system, recommended caution to all judges in the country when they analyse lawsuits that may result in the removal of squatters and rural settlements during the Covid-19 pandemic. That guidance, originally suggested by the Brazilian bishops’ conference, could strengthen the legal case for thousands... Read More

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March 2, 2021

Brazilian bishops’ Lenten campaign draws fire from some conservatives

The Brazilian bishops’ conference has come under fire from some of its more conservative members since it announced this year’s Fraternity Campaign, which defends Indigenous peoples, criticises the high rates of femicide and speaks up against LGBTQ violence and homophobia. Archbishop Fernando Guimarães of Brazil’s Military Archdiocese has instructed chaplains working with Brazil’s armed forces to refuse... Read More

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January 29, 2021

Religious leaders want Brazilian president impeached over Covid-19

Stating that Brazil’s federal government displayed contempt for protecting the health of the population and showed criminal conduct, 380 Brazilian Christian religious leaders have filed an impeachment request against President Jair Bolsonaro for the crime of shirking his responsibilities. “Faced with the most serious public health crisis in the history of the country and the... Read More

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January 19, 2021

‘For the love of God, send us oxygen,’ plead bishops in Brazil’s Amazon

With the news that dozens of people were suffocating to death due to a lack of oxygen in hospitals in the Amazon city of Manaus, Catholic bishops have made a plea for the supply of an essential element for survival. “We, bishops of Amazonas and Roraima, make an appeal: For the love of God, send us oxygen,” Archbishop Leonardo Steiner... Read More

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October 27, 2020

Brazilian archdiocese joins plastic recycling programme to reduce ocean waste

The Archdiocese of Rio de Janeiro has launched a partnership with a Canadian company to reduce plastic disposal into the oceans. Church officials said the venture with Plastic Bank offers a more sustainable way to rid the oceans of dangerous plastic waste and falls in line with Pope Francis’ plea to protect the earth in... Read More

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October 14, 2020

In Paraguay, church fights ‘hunger we have never experienced before’

Father Eckar Rolón does not expect his workload to evaporate on 15th October when his small landlocked country, Paraguay, reopens its borders with neighbouring Argentina and Brazil after seven months. Fr Rolón has co-ordinated a massive food programme in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay’s second-largest city, since the coronavirus pandemic hit in March and borders were... Read More

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Brazil sees rapid rise in land conflicts, Catholic agency reports

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Catholic investors call on Brazil’s government to better protect Amazon

In Brazil, suggestion by bishops could help families facing eviction

Brazilian bishops’ Lenten campaign draws fire from some conservatives

Religious leaders want Brazilian president impeached over Covid-19

‘For the love of God, send us oxygen,’ plead bishops in Brazil’s Amazon

Brazilian archdiocese joins plastic recycling programme to reduce ocean waste

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