‘Powerful Words Of Understanding’: Pope Backs Indigenous In Amazon
By Barbara J. Fraser – Saying the world has much to learn from Amazonian indigenous peoples, Pope Francis declared the Catholic...
Amazon Synod
Pope Shares His ‘Dreams’ For Amazon Region, Its Catholic Community
By Cindy Wooden – Pope Francis said he dreams of an Amazon region where the rights of the poor and indigenous...
From the Margins to the Centre
The sight of people from the Amazon with traditional clothes and instruments participating in a Mass in one of Rome’s...
Indigenous Professor: Proposed Amazonian Rite Centered on Christ
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Addressing concerns about a proposed Amazonian rite in the Catholic Church, an indigenous participant at the...
Bishop: Before New Ministries, Church Must Eradicate Clericalism
By Junno Arocho Esteves – The way to rid the Catholic Church of clericalism is by giving laywomen a greater role...
‘We Are All Responsible’: Bishop Urges Lifestyle Change To Protect Amazon
By Barbara Fraser – Solutions to environmental problems discussed at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon must involve not just...
Synod Groups Propose Amazonian Rite, New Ministries For Women
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Creating an Amazonian-rite liturgy and new ministries for laypeople, including the ordination of women deacons, are...
Ministry, Ecology, Mission Are Main Themes At Synod’s First Week
By Cindy Wooden – The first week of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon saw support for the priestly ordination...
Catholics Need to Recognise ‘Ecological Sins,’ Synod Members Say
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Synod members called for the Catholic Church to deepen its theology in a way that would...
