Synod for the Amazon Archives

Brazil’s right wing government says it’s ‘monitoring’ – not spying on – Amazon synod

Church in the Americas
Sep 14, 2019

Brazil’s government has confirmed it is “keeping track of” the preparatory works of the Amazon Synod but is not monitoring members of the Church.

Bishop in Amazon says Brazilian government should not fear October synod

Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
Sep 8, 2019

With a month to go before the start of the Synod of Bishops for Amazon, retired Bishop Erwin Krautler of Xingu said the Brazilian government should not fear the discussions to be held in Rome.

Evangelical missions a major threat to Amazon culture, Catholic leaders say

Church in the Americas
Sep 3, 2019

As the Synod for the Amazon approaches, Church leaders in the region want to speak about the growing influence of Evangelical and Pentecostal denominations among indigenous peoples.

Wildfires point to urgency of upcoming Amazon synod, Bolivian bishop says

Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
Aug 26, 2019

Wildfires raging in Bolivia and Brazil underscore the urgency of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon that Pope Francis has called for October, said Bishop Eugenio Coter of the apostolic vicariate of Pando in northern Bolivia.

In Colombia, bishops, religious listen to Amazonians before synod

Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
Aug 15, 2019

Bishops, nuns, priests and residents of the Amazon basin met in Colombia’s capital city in mid-August to prepare for a special Synod of Bishops for the Amazon this fall at the Vatican.

Growth threatens lifestyle in Amazon’s Afro-Brazilian societies

Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
Aug 11, 2019

In Brazil, “quilombolos,” as the residents of quilombos are known, still suffer from the racism and discrimination that made the brutal slave trade possible in the first place.