Lise Alves, Catholic News Service

Amazon bishops ask COP26 for actions to save planet

Prelates seek commitment to protect vulnerable communities and the Amazon ecosystem

Brazilian bishop resigns after indecent video goes viral

The Vatican announced that Pope Francis had accepted the resignation of Bishop Tomé Ferreira da Silva

Church agency reports spiraling land conflicts in Brazil

Data shows the conflicts are disproportionately affecting Indigenous communities

New species of screech owl in Amazon named after American nun

Sister Dorothy Stang of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur was killed in February 2005 because of her work in the Amazon

Catholic groups work to feed Brazilians hit by job losses

Catholic entities are ramping up their efforts to feed people going hungry as Covid-19 wreaks havoc

Catholic leaders from US, Amazon urge governments to protect rainforest

The Amazon is very important for humanity, for life and helps stabilize the climate, says Peruvian cardinal

Catholic investors urge Brazil's government to protect Amazon

Group lists about a dozen concrete demands for the protection of the rainforest and its indigenous peoples

Brazilian bishops demand immediate Covid-19 vaccines

Emergency facilities are overcrowded because of the spike in coronavirus cases

Brazilian bishops' Lenten campaign draws fire from conservatives

Archbishop Guimaraes has instructed chaplains working with Brazil's armed forces to refuse to participate in the 2021 campaign

'For the love of God, send us oxygen,' plead bishops in Brazil's Amazon

As of Jan. 15, more than 60 premature infants were said to be in danger of dying for lack of oxygen

Nun who claims 'divine help' reaches final of MasterChef Brasil

Sister Tinti is now due to compete in the show's 2020 final contest at the end of December

Brazilian judge bans 'Catholic' from name of pro-abortion group

The judge said there is an incompatibility between the NGO and the values adopted by the Catholic Church

Hindu activists intensify attacks on Indian Christian prayer meets

More than 200 Rohingya arrested by navy off Myanmar coast

Tributes flow following death of Cambodian prince

Filipino Catholics begin communal prayer for 2022 elections

China arrests Protestant pastor for joining religious conference

Stolen gods: Nepal seeks to bring home lost treasures