Latin American Bishops Launch Campaign to Protect Human Rights Activists
Catholic bishops in Latin America launch a campaign to support human rights activists who face threats for their work for social justice.
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Tag: Brazil
For a Synodal Church: A Maryknoll Reflection
Maryknoll Father Dennis Moorman, who serves in Brazil, offers a reflection on the Sunday readings and the call to become a synodal Church.
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Brazilian Church Helps People Displaced by Flooding
With weeks of storms and flooding devastating entire communities, Catholics in Brazil mobilize relief efforts for the displaced.
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Angel Mortel to Receive 2023 Bishop McCarthy Award
Returned Maryknoll Lay Missioner Angel Mortel, who served in Brazil, will be honored for her ministry on Sunday, Oct. 22, in Los Angeles.
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Catholic Church in Brazil Launches New Outreach to Slums
Church leaders initiate a nationwide pastoral program to serve Brazil’s 60 million people living in slums.
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Missioner Tales, Fall 2023
Missioners share snippets of mission life in South Sudan, El Salvador, Hong Kong and Brazil.
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Hands Extended: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll lay missioner recalls witnessing Jesus’ extended hands during a mission experience in Brazil as she reflects on Sunday’s Mass readings.
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Church Activists Struggle Against Growing Slavery-Like Labor in Brazil
Brazil’s bishops’ conference works to combat contemporary slavery, which worsened under two past presidents.
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Priests Criticize Violence Against Homeless People in São Paulo
São Paulo authorities have been continually failing to find ways to deal with growing number of homeless people in Brazil said priests.
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Indigenous Immigrants Seek Rights in Brazil
Indigenous immigrants from Venezuela, including the Warao, struggle to establish their rights under Brazil’s governmental policies.
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Church Groups in Brazil Seek to Tackle Child Malnutrition
Brazilian church groups propose ways to meet children’s needs in response to increasing hunger, malnutrition and poverty.
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Brazilian Church Provides Aid to Yanomami, Warns of “Genocide”
The Yanomami people of Brazil face life-threatening levels of starvation and disease, say Church leaders carrying out relief efforts.
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