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Amazonian indigenous community can now read the Bible in its own language
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“We all like to hear, read, and meditate on the Word of God in our own language, in our own cultural and historical context,”
Repairs to a Boat for Pastoral Work in Brazil
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The Diocese of Humaità in the Amazon region of Brazil has its own river boat, equipped for pastoral work in many riverside communities, which, in ...
Haiti: chaos reigns as churches come under attack
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“They set fire to the cathedral and tried to kill the firefighters who arrived to put out the flames. Afterwards they tried to destroy the ...
‘An attempt to silence the Church in Nicaragua’
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“These events represent a further escalation in a spiral of confrontation. There is no easy solution. We must pray that there may be a peaceful ...
Cuba: ‘The worst poverty is lack of freedom’
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"If you raise your voice to tell the truth they will turn on you, defame you. Prison sentences have increased."
Nicaragua: worst hit by religious persecution in Latin America
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The study estimates that the figures it presents are lower than the actual number of attacks. “Cases were found where the priests were so tired ...
Two Jesuit priests are murdered in Mexico
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"Everyday men and women are arbitrarily killed, as our priests were murdered today. The Jesuits in Mexico will continue to speak out against this reality ...
2022 Benefactors’ Day: portrait of a donor in Brazil
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He doesn’t need to do this work, although it is a way of helping the local recycling team. Once all the material has been converted ...
Nicaragua: bishop goes on hunger strike to protest police harassment
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Bishop Álvarez, who has taken refuge during in the parish of Santo Cristo de las Colinas, in Managua, accused the police of having set up ...
Church in Latin America faces aggressive secularism, polarization
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"In many of these countries there is an aggressive tendency which seeks to silence the voice of the Church, especially on family and prolife issues. ...