Brazilian church commission examines mining's impact on local communities
- Feb 25, 2020
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Intellectually disabled L’Arche members react to news of Vanier abuse
- Feb 26, 2020
For the adults with disabilities who are the core members of L’Arche, news that Jean Vanier sexually abused six women over a 35-year period hit particularly hard.
Brazilian church commission examines mining’s impact on local communities
- Feb 25, 2020
The Brazilian bishops’ conference has established a commission to assist dioceses and prelatures in areas where mining operations are harming communities and the environment.
Mexican bishops call for action, boosting families as femicide increases
- Feb 25, 2020
Mexico’s bishops called for action after a spate of slayings of women and girls — crimes known as femicide — that have provoked anger and protests, but also highlighted the country’s machismo culture and deep-seated problems such as impunity.
Pope urges church workers to fight child abuse, even when facing threats
- Feb 25, 2020
In a video message sent to an abuse prevention formation center in Mexico, Pope Francis condemned the fact there are people willing to hire a hit man to stop abuse prevention and child protection.
Rio Carnival schools make plea for end of religious abuse
- Feb 24, 2020
As Portuguese Catholic colonists brought African slaves to Brazil, the enslaved men and women developed syncretic blends of their traditional religions with Catholicism, now practiced by about a tiny minority of Brazilians.
Black Catholics in Brazil struggle against racism in society and Church
- Feb 24, 2020
As Afro-Brazilian Catholic activists struggle to promote their culture and increase participation of black people in high-ranking positions in the Brazilian Church and society, the search of a new dialogue with the hierarchy on the agenda.
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