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Tikuna deacon prepares to become first priest from Amazonian tribe
- Oct 1, 2019
On a Sunday morning, Deacon Ferney Pereira was leading a prayer service in this small village’s Catholic Church.
In Amazon, mission work changed, but still means accompanying suffering
- Oct 1, 2019
The Amazon basin, with its hundreds of indigenous tribes, has been mission territory since the first Spanish and Portuguese priests set out in canoes along its rivers in the 17th century.
Accurate reading of presynod text shows nothing to fear, theologian says
- Sep 28, 2019
It only takes an accurate, unbiased reading of the working document for the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon to see its aim to find new ways to evangelize the region does not stray from church tradition or the teachings of previous popes, said a Brazilian theologian.
Venezuelan cardinal: Synod document strong on ecology, weak on ecclesiology
- Sep 25, 2019
According to Venezuelan Cardinal Jorge Urosa, the preparatory document for the upcoming Vatican summit of bishops on the Amazon region is “flawed, weak” because Christ is misrepresented.
Vatican releases list of participants for Amazon synod
- Sep 23, 2019
Pope Francis has named Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston and the other members of his international Council of Cardinals to be voting members of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon.
Questioning Amazon synod? Local says, ‘Come live here for a year’
- Sep 23, 2019
For anyone inclined to question the need for the synod, or to politicize it, layman Mauricio Lopez in Ecuador has a simple message: “Come live in one of these remote communities for a year.”
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