Brazil Archives

Catholic investors pressure Brazilian government to protect Amazon

Apr 10, 2021

Catholic organizations are trying to pressure Brazil’s government to do more to protect the South American country’s environment, especially in its Amazon region.

By Eduardo Campos Lima

Brazilian Catholic Church cautious after judge lifts bans on public worship

Apr 6, 2021

Catholic leaders in Brazil are still exercising caution after a supreme court justice authorized the celebration of in-person religious services for the whole country on April 3.

By Eduardo Campos Lima

Latin America prepares for Holy Week as COVID cases rise

Mar 30, 2021

As Catholics around the world enter the holiest week in the Christian calendar, many are setting their plan for Church attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes in Latin America, one of the hardest hit regions in the world.

By Inés San Martín

Brazil mourns ‘hero priest’ after drowning

Mar 26, 2021

A Brazilian priest is being hailed as a hero after he died on March 13 saving two people from drowning in a lake in Bezerros, in Pernambuco State.

By Eduardo Campos Lima

Brazilian cardinal accused of downplaying priest’s alleged abuse of teen

Mar 24, 2021

When he was 17-year-old, Elissandro Nazare de Siqueira was trying to make a living for himself in São Paulo when he met Father Bartolomeu da Silva Paz, a priest known for his lively Masses and his charitable enterprises.

By Inés San Martín

In Brazil, suggestion by bishops could help families facing eviction

Mar 19, 2021

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 analyze lawsuits that may result in the removal of squatters and rural settlements during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Eduardo Campos Lima, CNS

Brazilians ‘need vaccines now,’ says document signed by bishops, others

Mar 18, 2021

The Brazilian bishops’ conference and five civil society groups criticized the federal government response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Lise Alves

Chaplaincy in São Paulo helps Nigerian immigrants in Brazil keep the faith

Mar 17, 2021

At the end of February, the Archdiocese of São Paulo established a personal chaplaincy for Nigerians, who constitute one of the largest African communities in Brazil’s biggest city.

By Eduardo Campos Lima