Nicaraguan Church leaders call out Ortega regime for human rights abuses
- Dec 10, 2019
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Old religious tensions resurge in Bolivia after ouster of longtime indigenous leader
- Nov 19, 2019
Invoking the Christian God as the source of political power, while commonplace in many countries, is a radical departure in Bolivia after Evo Morales’s 14-year tenure.
Proposed Amazonian rite centered on Christ, indigenous professor says
- Oct 24, 2019
Addressing concerns about a proposed Amazonian rite in the Catholic Church, an indigenous participant at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon called on Catholics to soften their hearts and understand the needs of Catholics in the region.
‘Loving neighbor as yourself implies caring for earth,’ theologian says
- Oct 22, 2019
The Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is calling Catholics to an ecological conversion in their personal lives and in the church throughout the world, a theologian participating in the synod said.
‘We are all responsible’: Bishop urges lifestyle change to protect Amazon
- Oct 22, 2019
Solutions to environmental problems discussed at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon must involve not just Amazonian nations, but countries in Europe and North America, bishops said.
Indigenous vow to stand with Pope Francis, with each other
- Oct 18, 2019
Pope Francis and members of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon repeatedly vowed to support, defend and accompany the region’s indigenous people.
U.N. nuncio praises nations for recognizing rights of indigenous peoples
- Oct 15, 2019
The Vatican’s nuncio to the United Nations called it welcome news that several nations around the world “have taken active steps to recognize the right to autonomy or self-government of indigenous peoples.”
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