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A priest’s fight against violence in Colombia: “Our neighborhood has two or three murders every week”
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Father Gersaín Paz, the parish priest of one of Colombia’s most dangerous neighborhoods, tells Aid to the Church in Need how faith and music have ...
Brazil: A love that does not rust
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The Amazon, known as the “lungs of the planet,” due to its rich biodiversity, is also the home of inspiring and encouraging stories. One such ...
Colombia: Bombing destroys bishops’ residence and offices
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Early on November 2nd, an explosion aimed at the police station in Guapi, southwest Colombia, killed three people and destroyed a large part of the ...
A New Church for a Community in Honduras
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Honduras is one of the poorest countries in Latin America, and the country is additionally burdened by a grave energy crisis and constant power cuts. ...
Venezuelan bishops call for transparency and decry human rights violations
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The bishops of Venezuela recently concluded their 45th Extraordinary Plenary Assembly, during which they discussed issues of crucial importance to the country. Over three days, ...
Brazil: Rescuing God’s children from the slavery of addiction
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Father José Luis de Menezes speaks to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) about the origins of the Fazendas da Esperança, or Farms of ...
Support Religious Literature in Guatemala
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The civil war in Guatemala dragged on for 36 years before coming to an end in 1996. It was one of the most brutal armed ...
Argentina: “The migrants have the face of Jesus”
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With funding from Aid to the Church in Need, a recent project aims to integrate immigrants in Argentina and create pastoral agents to deal with ...
A Pastoral Center for a Parish in Brazil
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The parish of Boqueirão belongs to the Diocese of Campina Grande in an impoverished part of northern Brazil. It is about 60 years old and ...
Chile: Being a Church of hope in challenging times
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After a thrilling trip to seven dioceses in Chile, Rafael D’Aqui, project coordinator for Latin America at Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), describes ...