Vatican Advances Hélder Câmara’s Cause
Archbishop in Brazil announces that the cause for canonization of Dom Hélder Câmara has moved forward in Rome.
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Tag: Brazil
Healing Our Wounds: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll lay missioner in Brazil who works in a ministry of healing reflects on the Mass readings for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
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Amazon Catholic Leaders: Indigenous Peoples Must Be Protected
Death of a man who was thought to be the last of his tribe in the Amazon basin raises concerns about disappearance of Indigenous cultures.
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God Comes Knocking: A Maryknoll Reflection
A Maryknoll lay missioner in Brazil reflects on the Mass readings for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time and asks, “Are we good stewards?”
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Violence against Indigenous Has Surged
A report from the Brazilian bishops’ Indigenous Missionary Council shows that 2021 was a...
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Maryknoll Lay Missioners: ‘Here I Am, Send Me’
Maryknoll Lay Missioners’ newest class is commissioned and sent to Tanzania, El Salvador, Brazil, Bolivia, Kenya and the U.S./Mexico border.
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Church in Brazil Shelters Victims of Mudslides
The Church organizes aid campaign, shelters people who lost their homes in mudslides caused by Brazil’s worst storms in the last 70 years.
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Latin American Bishops to Hear from Indigenous Communities
CELAM meeting is an opportunity for Latin America’s Indigenous peoples to highlight their role within the church and society.
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Missioner Tales, Fall 2021
Missioners offer snippets of mission life in Brazil, Bangladesh, South Sudan and Nicaragua as well as at the Maryknoll Sisters center in New York.
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Smiles and Tears in São Paulo’s Favelas
Serving in São Paulo, Brazil, Margarita Durán has found that building new relationships and friendships is the most rewarding part of being a lay missioner.
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Brazil Sees Rapid Rise in Land Conflicts, Catholic Agency Reports
Land disputes in Brazil intensify under President Jair Bolsonaro, and involve more than 80,000 families, many of whom are of indigenous people.
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Missioner Tales, Summer 2021
St. Justin Centre for Children with Disabilities is a place here in Musoma, Tanzania, where you...
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