Brazil: carnage in Rio as 121 people are killed in the favelas. The Church: “Life is sacred and it must be defended and protected at all times”

Dozens of bodies line the streets, schools are closed and the city is paralysed. A major police operation targeting organised…

The Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon: “We are the forest. We want to live, not just survive”

The vast Amazon region in Latin America is home to 305 recognised indigenous groups speaking around 274 languages. These groups…

Father Renato Chiera (Casa do Menor): “Jesus is in the children”

Convincing people that there is an alternative to drugs and the power they give is difficult when they have nothing,…

Black youth and teenagers most affected by police violence and abuse in Rio’s favelas

Rio de Janeiro’s police are the most violent in the world, especially against young black men and teenagers. Not a…

Brazil, assault on institutions. Msgr. Oliveira de Azevedo (bishops): “Unconstitutional acts that offend democracy, the Church should teach citizenship”

“Preventive measures could have avoided the plundering of public property, especially those that constitute the national artistic heritage and were…

Lula wins third presidential term in a divided Brazil

77-year-old Luis Inácio Lula da Silva made a comeback to Brazil’s presidency for a third presidential mandate – he served…

EU Parliament: resolutions on the protection of human rights in Hong Kong, Brazil and Tajikistan. To China, “withdraw accusations against card. Zen”

Ministry of Catechist. Dom da Silva (CNBB Vice-President): “A gift that testifies to the tireless dedication of so many people”

It may appear to occasion a “minor change”, yet in many ways “it changes everything.” In Latin America and especially…

The tragedy of Manaus suffering lack of oxygen. Archbishop Steiner: “We have been abandoned”

Manaus is facing a dramatic situation, which can barely be measured by numbers alone (over 200 burials per day on…

Journey to South America’s Tres Fronteras in the Amazon region, where the coronavirus is taking a heavy toll on indigenous peoples

The Covid-19 emergency is a tragedy not only in the most affected cities of South America, like Manaus and Belém…

In Sao Paulo, Brazil, street priests are a veritable “task force” against the pandemic

The fundamental role of ” street priests ” in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where public transport is still overcrowded. Priests play…