Indigenous peoples Archives

Hunger can be beaten by caring for people and planet, pope says

Feb 2, 2021

Combating hunger will require humility, protecting the environment and promoting social justice, Pope Francis said.

Brazil’s indigenous people facing obstacles to receiving COVID vaccine

Jan 25, 2021

Indigenous people in Brazil are facing obstacles to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, despite being considered a priority group.

By Eduardo Campos Lima

Mexican cardinal-designate credited for building up indigenous church

Nov 23, 2020

Several months after Pope Francis was elected in 2013, Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel of San Cristóbal de Las Casas sent a letter asking the new pope to revisit the topic of ordaining indigenous deacons.

By David Agren

Indigenous group refuses to leave Church-owned property in Argentina

Oct 29, 2020

A group of indigenous peoples in southern Argentina has illegally occupied land belonging to the Diocese of San Isidro.

By Inés San Martín

Mexican president asks Pope Francis for conquest apology

Oct 11, 2020

Mexico’s president published an open letter to Pope Francis Saturday calling on the Catholic Church to apologize for abuses of Indigenous peoples during the conquest of Mexico in the 1500s.

By Associated Press

Violence against indigenous peoples growing in Brazil, says Church agency

Oct 3, 2020

A report on the violence against indigenous peoples in Brazil in 2019, published by the Bishops’ Conference’ Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI), showed that the number of intrusions of indigenous reservations more than doubled last year.

By Eduardo Campos Lima

Brazilian Church says ‘Amazonize yourself’ as region faces COVID-19, deforestation

Jul 29, 2020

As deforestation increases in the Amazon and the COVID-19 coronavirus spreads throughout the region, the Brazilian Church has decided to create a campaign to raise awareness on the need to stop the destruction of the rainforest and its peoples.

By Eduardo Campos Lima

Brazil’s traditional fishing communities under attack during COVID-19 pandemic

Jul 25, 2020

In the past few months, there has been an escalation in the number of incursions of territories traditionally occupied by artisanal fishing communities in Brazil, according to the Bishops’ Conference’s Fishermen Pastoral Council (CPP).

By Eduardo Campos Lima