Over the four-year administration of President Jair Bolsonaro, between 2019 and 2023, 570 Yanomami children perished as 20,000 wildcat miners, known in Brazil as garimpeiros, tore up the forest in what should have been protected Yanomami territory, seeking gold, tin and minerals used in contemporary hi-tech products.
Michael Swan
Michael Swan, a former associate editor of The Catholic Register, contributes from Toronto, Canada.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Canadian archbishop: Fight against racism needs ‘personal change of heart’
The Catholic bishops of Canada, in commenting on the protests over George Floyd’s death, are acknowledging that racism isn’t just a U.S. problem, but a Canadian problem as well.
Posted inFaith, News
Canadian bishops restore funds to aid agency as review of partner organizations continues
The funding tap is flowing again for Development and Peace, although it remains closed for 52 partner organizations that continue to be investigated for alleged connections to abortion, artificial contraception and other possible conflicts with Catholic teaching.
Posted inDispatches
A mandate for change, truthfulness—even perfection—as Mr. Trudeau goes to Ottawa.
Voters want Trudeau—this young husband and father, high school teacher and public servant—not just to dream their dreams with them, but to make those dreams real.