The unprecedented storms devastating vast areas in Rio Grande do Sul state in southern Brazil since the end of April have already displaced more than half a million people, which has led to the formation of many solidarity networks.
While church groups in different nations have been discussing what to do with Father Marko Rupnik's works after sex abuse allegations against him came to light, Brazil's Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida, the major Catholic shrine in the South American country,
The politically charged atmosphere in Brazil, intensified over the past few years, led the country's bishops to choose the concept of social friendship as this year's theme for the Fraternity Campaign -- a Lenten drive to collect funds for the church's social
Fifteen-year-old Daiana Fonseca wanted to attend World Youth Day in Lisbon since she first heard about it in 2022. She thought, however, that traveling to Portugal would be impossible for her, a member of a Black rural community in Feira de Santana,
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, commonly referred to as Lula, gave Pope Francis a statue of Our Lady of Nazareth, patroness of the Amazon, and an invitation to attend the October festival that celebrates her.
The National Conference of Brazilian Bishops said in a statement it was "perplexed by the serious and violent occurrences" that erupted Jan. 8 in Brasilia, the nation's capital.
Thousands of protesters invaded the country's Congress, Supreme Court building and the presidential palace, enraged
The Vatican has advanced the sainthood cause of the late Archbishop Hélder Câmara of Olinda and Recife, who may soon be called "venerable."
Archbishop Fernando Saburido of Olinda and Recife made the announcement during the closing ceremony of the 18th National Eucharistic Congress.
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The Brazilian bishops' conference congratulated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for winning the nation's presidential election but noted there was still much work ahead.
"The exercise of citizenship does not end with the end of the electoral process," said the statement signed by
Last year was marked by the dramatic increase of violence and rights violations against Indigenous peoples in Brazil, said the Brazilian bishops' Indigenous Missionary Council.
"This ... was the most disastrous in the country's history," said Archbishop Roque Paloschi of Porto Velho, president
When a group of laypeople were discussing homelessness during the 2019 World Day of the Poor, Gregorio Ventura pointed out that although there were a few shelters for men in Montes Claros, there were none just for women.
So he and others who