‘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 Church their ally in their struggle to...
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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 are respected, local cultures are preserved, nature...
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 grand baroque churches will be one of...
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 Synod of Bishops for the Amazon called...
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 in making decisions, a Bolivian bishop said....
‘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 Amazonian nations, but countries in Europe and...
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 some of the recurring proposals made by...
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 of married indigenous men, impassioned pleas for...
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 help people recognise “ecological sins.” According to...
God in all things: Synod looks at indigenous ‘theology of creation’
By Barbara J. Fraser – By demanding respect for the cultures of indigenous peoples, Pope Francis was not promoting pantheism, but – tapping into his Jesuit roots –...
The Amazon Basin: Mission in the Middle of Nowhere
Why is the Church having a Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon region? Barbara Fraser looks at the challenges of missionaries working in a lawless region so...
Brazilian Bishop: Most Amazon Bishops Support ‘Viri Probati,’ and Women Deacons
Most bishops who lead dioceses in the Amazon support the ordination of married men of proven virtue, or “viri probati,” as a way of addressing the lack...
