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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January 5, 2021

Philippine Catholic leaders doubt that killed Indigenous fired first

Philippine Catholic leaders condemned the killing of nine Indigenous group leaders during an attempted mass arrest and denied claims that they opened fire on security forces. The nine were shot dead on 30th December when government forces attempted to arrest 28 people from the Tumandok Indigenous group accused of being communist rebels in Capiz province in the Visayas region, reported... Read More

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July 24, 2020

‘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

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July 20, 2020

In southern Mexico, many indigenous do not accept existence of Covid-19

In southern Mexico’s Chiapas state, customs and traditions have proven stronger than any warnings that come about Covid-19. Priests like Fr Gustavo Andrade of the Diocese of San Cristobal de Las Casas report widespread scepticism in Chiapas over Covid-19, its origins and its impact – even as the pandemic claims lives and collapses an already... Read More

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July 17, 2020

Pope sends respirator to Brazilian hospital treating indigenous patients

Brazilian Bishop Vital Corbellini of Maraba expressed his gratitude to Pope Francis after receiving a much-needed respirator and temperature gauge for a hospital treating indigenous patients with Covid-19. The diocese said the respirator, delivered to the Campanha de Maraba Hospital on 12th July by the apostolic nunciature in Brazil, was one of four sent by the... Read More

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April 27, 2020

Bishops in Amazon urge Peru to guard indigenous needs during pandemic

As the Covid-19 pandemic increasingly exposes fault lines between the rich and poor, the eight bishops of Peru’s Amazonian region have urged the government to pay particular attention to the needs of indigenous people. ‘Social inequalities leave the weakest unprotected, making them more vulnerable to Covid-19,’ the bishops wrote in a statement. ‘These deficiencies are... Read More

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April 1, 2020

Catholic leaders urge governments to protect indigenous during pandemic

As the coronavirus spreads through South America, Catholic Church leaders are calling urgently for governments to protect indigenous people. Many indigenous people, especially in the Amazon basin, live in remote areas far from medical facilities or in precarious housing on the edges of urban areas, often without water and sewer service. “We are in a... Read More

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November 5, 2019

Brazil’s Indigenous Missionary Council blames government for murder

The Brazilian bishops’ Indigenous Missionary Council is holding the Brazilian government responsible for the assassination of indigenous leader Paulo Paulino Guajajara, one of the Guardians of the Forest in the Amazon. ‘Today it is no exaggeration to say that indigenous people can no longer move safely within their territories. The recurring speeches by the president... Read More

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October 15, 2019

UN nuncio praises nations for recognising rights of indigenous peoples

The Vatican’s nuncio to the United Nations called it welcome news that several nations around the world “have taken active steps to recognise the right to autonomy or self-government of indigenous peoples.” Such “concrete actions provide a mutually beneficial framework for the engagement between the state government and the indigenous people,” said Archbishop Bernardito Auza,... Read More

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