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.
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Catholic missionaries warn that Brazil’s indigenous people are at high risk from coronavirus
“As long as they remain in their territories, they can be somewhat safe. But their reservations must be closed to non-indigenous persons.”
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Sao Paulo Archdiocese offers center to house homeless with coronavirus
Homeless communities throughout the country are among the most vulnerable to COVID-19, church officials said.
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Argentina’s Catholic numbers in sharp decline, following Latin American trend
The accelerated reduction in the size of the Catholic flock in Argentina confirmed an overall Latin American trend: Between 2008 and 2019, the proportion of Catholics in Argentina dropped from 77 percent to 63 percent.