VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Deforestation, land grabbing and climate change — life-and-death issues raised at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon — also are wreaking havoc in Central America, Africa, Asia and the Pacific islands. One likely outcome of the synod is a more coordinated pastoral response to those issues by church workers in […]
Synod on the Amazon
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Cardinal Hollerich: Amazon synod should lead to ‘ecological conversion’
The polyglot Jesuit said he was struck most by “the violence the indigenous people have to experience”: “It’s violence against the rainforest and at the same time violence against the ethnic groups.”
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Despite outside distractions, Amazon synod presses on
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” we devote an entire episode to the Amazon synod, which just entered its final week.
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‘We are all responsible’: Bishops urge lifestyle change to protect the Amazon
Global trade means that even consumers’ decisions leave a footprint in distant countries.
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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.
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‘The Latin American Church has something to offer the world’| Developing Story
What does a bishop from the Pan-Amazonian region think of the discussions taking place in the Amazon Synod?
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The Amazon Synod: Indigenous Leaders Speak Out | Developing Story
During the second week of the Amazon Synod, indigenous leaders gave moving testimonies of their experiences in the Amazon.
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Amazon Synod kicks off with concrete proposals | Developing Story
The first week of the Amazon synod brought several surprises: conversations about ordaining married men to the priesthood and women to the diaconate, and a new level of integration between the bishops and indigenous participants in the synod hall.
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Cardinal Gracias: ‘We must give answers to the issues that have emerged at the synod’
The Indian cardinal described his experience during the synod so far as an “eye-opener,” allowing him to discover connections to what indigenous communities in his native land are experiencing.