It’s unclear what the announcement means when only the work permits have been extended.
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Pope Francis: The church must listen to ‘the cry of the poor’
The most important thing to emerge from the synod was the unequivocal commitment by the church to seek new ways to preach the Gospel and to promote justice and stand in solidarity with the Amazon’s 34 million inhabitants.
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In a meeting after the synod, Amazon governors support ‘green economy’
In a daylong meeting at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences Oct. 28, the governors made short presentations about steps they are taking toward sustainable development and problems they face.
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‘Our common home is at risk,’ says Mexico’s Cardinal Aquiar Retes at Amazon synod
The Mexican cardinal said “integral ecology” and the need for “ecological conversion” have been central points of the synod. “We all agreed that the church should be a factor for wakening consciences to care for the common home,” he said.
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As the Amazon Synod nears the end, a Brazilian bishop makes the case for women deacons
On the eve of the highly anticipated voting on the final document of the Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazonian Region, Bishop Evaristo Pascoal Spengler, O.F.M., of Marajó, Brazil, chose to focus his remarks at the daily Vatican press briefing on Oct. 25 on the synod’s discernment of an “official ministry” for women.
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Cardinal Ambongo: The Congo faces similar problems to the ones we see in the Amazon
The cardinal expects the synod’s final document to highlight the different levels of “responsibility towards Mother Earth, towards the natural environment, and on this we are all in agreement. What is said of Amazonia is also true of the Congo basin.”
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Bolivian bishops urge transparency amid signs of electoral fraud
Bolivia’s bishops have called on electoral officials to “make transparent” the vote-counting process as protesters rioted in the South American country, alleging fraud in the presidential election.
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Chileans must address root causes of violent protests, bishops say
Demonstrations in Chile came after the government announced a 10% increase in electricity rates and a transit fare hike equivalent to about $0.04.
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How the Amazon synod is connected to North American corporations
The connection between the Amazon region and the church in the United States runs deeper than it might first appear.
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What the Catholic Church is doing to protect the Amazon in Bolsonaro’s Brazil
Rainforests are not the only things under threat in the Amazon region. There has also been an uptick in violence against native peoples: land invasions, illegal exploitation of natural resources and damage caused by invaders of indigenous lands went from 96 in 2017 to 109 in 2018.