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Pope remembers modern martyrs, visits prison on St. Stephen’s Day

Indigenous peoples

(Credit: David Agren/CNS.)

Vatican approves liturgical adaptations for Indigenous cultures in Mexico

Nov 26
Eduardo Campos Lima

Cardinal Leonardo Steiner visit the Indigenous territory named Nhanderu Marangatu, located in the city of Antônio João in Mato Grosso do Sul state in Brazil. (Credit: Guarani Kaiowá.)

Bishops’ council denounce killing of 23-year-old Indigenous man in Brazil

Sep 24
Eduardo Campos Lima

Davi Kopenawa, a Yanomami shaman, listens to reporters’ questions during a press conference after his meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Kopenawa, a Yanomami shaman, said he came to the Vatican at Francis’ invitation to brief him on the plight of the Yanomami and the Amazon, where deforestation surged to a 15-year high during the previous administration of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Brazilian Church’s report shows that Indigenous deteriorated with Lula

Jul 23
Eduardo Campos Lima

Brazil congressman censures archbishop for defending indigenous land claims

Jul 1
Eduardo Campos Lima

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends the CELAC Summit in Buccament, Saint Vicent and the Grenadines, Friday, March 1, 2024. (Credit: Lucanus Ollivierre/AP.)

Brazil bills against land occupations may impact Church supporters

Apr 19
Eduardo Campos Lima

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Cardinal Pietro Parolin at the Planalto Palace on Monday, April 8. (Credit: Ricardo Stuckert/Brazilian Government website.)

Top Vatican official meets Brazilian president, discusses Indigenous peoples

Apr 11
Eduardo Campos Lima

Members of the Brazilian Bishops’ Conference’s Integral Ecology and Mining Commission visit the Ka’apor Indigenous people in the Amazon region in December 2023. (Credit: Courtesy of Gilderlan Rodríguez.)

Church denounces threats to Brazilian Indigenous in Amazon

Mar 14
Eduardo Campos Lima

A year after heart-breaking images, Brazil bishops say indigenous still suffer

Feb 1
Eduardo Campos Lima

Brazil bishops say land disputes, Indigenous frustrations continue under Lula

Nov 2, 2023
Eduardo Campos Lima

Canadian bishops say motto of Indigenous reconciliation effort is ‘listen, listen, listen’

Sep 28, 2023
John Lavenburg