In an exclusive interview conducted over email with America, Archbishop Azevedo criticized Brazilian politicians “in different stances of power” who have “minimized the effects of the pandemic.”
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Government of Nicaragua ‘irresponsible’ in handling the pandemic, bishop says
According to Bishop Silvio José Báez, the auxiliary bishop of Managua, Nicaragua, the Nicaraguan government is neglecting its duties in protecting the people from the pandemic.
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The U.S. is exporting Covid-19 to Latin America. We should instead be working with our neighbors.
The U.S. cannot remains so preoccupied with its own Covid-19 outbreak that it makes a bad situation worse in Latin America, writes Antonio De Loera-Brust. Our fates are too intertwined.
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As Covid-19 crisis grows, Latin America’s basic ecclesial communities step up to help
The C.E.B.s have been assisting the most vulnerable victims of the pandemic on multiple levels. In El Salvador, they have been gathering food and money in order to prepare for a possible hunger crisis.
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Bishops in Amazon urge Peru to guard indigenous needs during pandemic
The needs of the indigenous peoples in South America are especially urgent during this time of pandemic and eight bishops of Peru’s Amazon region are pointing this out.
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Guatemalan bishops: Deporting people during pandemic lacks humanity
Deportations of migrants to Central America has continued during the COVID-19 crisis, even though the countries to which the migrants are being sent have otherwise closed their borders and imposed quarantines.
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Latin American church intensifies work with migrants and refugees during coronavirus crisis
Migrants from Haiti, Central America and Venezuela have been caught in the middle of their journeys by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Latin American church is building up its support structure to respond to this emerging crisis.
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Covid-19 in Guayaquil: ‘This is a matter that touches everyone’
Hospitals and funeral homes in Guayaquil, Ecuador’s largest city, are overwhelmed by the rising number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, said Archbishop Luis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera.
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Ill-prepared for Covid-19, Mexico City prisons continue to allow visitors
At each of Mexico City’s 13 prisons, hundreds of people are still admitted each visiting day to see their imprisoned family members. For the inmates, they are a vital lifeline.
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The United States has criminalized asylum seeking. Covid-19 gives us a reason to reconsider.
The coronavirus poses a new threat to asylum seekers in detention centers and in crowded camps, writes Kathleen Bonnette of the School Sisters of Notre Dame.