First Gran Chaco and Acuífero Guaraní Ecclesial Network Assembly, the third Amazonian ‘daughter’ of Laudato Si’

The Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network ( REPAM) was the first-born (whose fruits were made manifest in the subsequent Synod and its…

Peru and Ecuador: the oil is poisoning indigenous lands and peoples. Among the general silence, the voice of the Church is heard

It is invisible oil that has for years been steadily leaking from the pipelines that transport crude oil from the…

Amazon continues to burn. Droughts and arson fires destroy extraordinary biodiversity

Last year it dominated the headlines. One year later, as Covid-19 rages on, it is barely mentioned. Yet the Amazon,…

Pope Francis’ “Querida Amazonia”: “The priest alone can preside at the Eucharist.” No to the “clericalization” of women

The role of women, the priest’s exclusive role at presiding the Eucharist, increased participation of the laity in the life…

Pope Francis: Querida Amazonia, only the priest can “preside at the Eucharist”

Pope Francis: Querida Amazonia, sacraments “should be accessible” even in “remotest and most isolated communities”.

Pope Francis: Querida Amazonia, exploitation is “injustice and crime”. No to “colonialism”, “feel outrage” at “shameful past”