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Ecuador’s president rolls back austerity measures that triggered protests
- Amazon synod, Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
- Oct 14, 2019
Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno met with indigenous leaders and agreed to roll back austerity measures that had sparked 10 days of protests.
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Pope, Amazon bishops alarmed by Ecuador violence
- Associated Press, Vatican
- Oct 13, 2019
Pope Francis is appealing for peace in Ecuador following a day of attacks on government buildings and media offices that prompted a curfew.
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Amazonians say married priests a response to local realities
- Amazon synod, Church in the Americas
- Sep 24, 2019
Though it doesn’t actually mention the ‘viri probati’, the Synod’s preparatory document suggests studying “priestly ordination for elders — preferably indigenous, respected and accepted by the community — even if they have an established and stable family.”
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Amazon inhabitants hope synod will address lack of priests
- Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
- Sep 21, 2019
The upcoming Synod of Bishops for the Amazon will focus on the devastating effects of climate change on the environment and on indigenous communities, but it also will look at ways to meet the spiritual needs of the region’s people.
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Church on edge of the Amazon shelters refugees from Venezuela’s meltdown
- Amazon synod
- Sep 20, 2019
At least four million people have fled Venezuela in recent years, and the number grows higher by the minute, with hundreds crossing the border each day never looking back.
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Amazon’s Catholic activists see oil pipelines as an ‘artery of death’
- Amazon synod
- Sep 18, 2019
In many ways, the liquid gold of oil runs through an artery of death in the Amazon, killing the life it touches and bringing few benefits to the people who live here.
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