Bishops in Brazil must remain united, among themselves and with their people, to overcome "one of the most difficult trials in its history," Pope Francis said.
In a video message sent April 15 to the general assembly of the Brazilian bishops' conference, the
With the news that dozens of people were suffocating to death due to a lack of oxygen in hospitals in the Amazon city of Manaus, Catholic bishops made a plea for the supply of an essential element for survival.
"We, bishops of Amazonas
As the number of coronavirus cases in Brazil continued to grow and as the country's daily death toll surpassed that of the United States, Pope Francis telephoned Archbishop Orlando Brandes of Aparecida, asking him to assure Brazilians of his prayers.
According to Vatican
The canonization of the first Brazilian-born female saint is making headlines across the country, putting news coverage of the country's current political and economic difficulties on the backburner. The canonization has even delayed approval of the government's most important Congressional bill, the
Brazil’s presidential election in late October witnessed the rise to power of a far-right congressman whose host of controversial statements considered to be misogynistic and racist is roiling the politics of the world’s largest Catholic country. The election of Jair Bolsonaro, 63,