Catholic bishops from South America are warning that the pandemic will engender “a humanitarian and environmental tragedy” is something is not done to alleviate conditions particularly in the Amazon basin.
Synod on the Amazon
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Brazilian church commission examines mining’s impact on local communities
The Brazilian bishops’ conference has established a commission to assist dioceses and prelatures in areas where mining operations are harming communities and the environment.
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I was at the Amazon synod. Here are its 3 significant lessons (and challenges) for the church
The Amazon synod wrought three significant changes in the Catholic Church’s way of proceeding.
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We’re all tied to the Amazon through globalization. Can the synod help us listen to its cry?
The apostolic exhortation “Querida Amazonia,” conveys the suffering of the Amazon and its people in stark terms, writes Vincent J. Miller. We must not be distracted from its message.
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Podcast: An Intergenerational Conversation on ‘Querida Amazonia’
This week on the “Inside the Vatican” podcast, the hosts take a deep dive into “Querida Amazonia.”
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Pope Francis shares with U.S. bishops his frustration with reaction to ‘Querida Amazonia’
“You could see his consternation when he said that for some people it was all about celibacy and not about the Amazon,” said Bishop William A. Wack of Pensacola-Tallahassee.
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In Brazil, ‘Querida Amazonia’ elicits range of reactions among religious
Sister Rose Bertoldo, a member of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary who attended the synod, told CNS the document “left much to be desired in terms of the ordination of married men to (serve in) remote places.”
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Some disappointed, some enraptured by Pope Francis’ ‘Querida Amazonia’
Archbishop José H.Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, wrote in a statement released on Feb. 12 that Pope Francis has provided “a hopeful and challenging vision of the future of the Amazon region.”
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Inside ‘Querida Amazonia:’ A Conversation with Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J. | Behind the Story
Pope Francis released his long-awaited apostolic exhortation following up on the Synod on the Amazon today. The document was highly anticipated, in part, because it was expected to address the synod’s proposal to ordain married men as priests in the region. Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., special secretary to the Amazon synod, joins Colleen Dulle, host […]
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Five Takeaways from ‘Querida Amazonia’
The document will delight some and disappoint others.