A Rio Carnival parade will tell the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake
A Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will present the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake in the 16th century as ...
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Brazil’s iconic Christ the Redeemer statue is caught in a battle between church and state
Critics, however, see the move as a threat to Brazil’s secular state and its environmental commitments. Built in 1922 by the Catholic Church, the Christ the Redeemer statue is inside the Tijuca ...
'Who am I to judge?' With five words, Pope Francis set new tone for Catholic Church
Pope Francis' approach to LGBTQ issues marked a major, if mixed, shift in tone for the Catholic Church -- from scorn to ...
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Collapse of historical church’s ceiling sparks fear of new accidents in Brazil
providing assistance and professing the Catholic doctrine,” Ayres added. Salvador was Brazil’s first capital city, so it concentrates many churches and historical buildings of the colonial era.
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Church mural showing Catholic martyrs of land dispute in Brazil covered
SÃO PAULO – A mural behind the altar showing artistic depictions of Catholic activists who were killed in land disputes in Brazil was covered ... in 2009 in the Church of Saint Lucy.
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Theologians, ministers and pastors build bridges across the church in the Americas
Migration in the Americas was one of the conference's key topics because it is a fundamental pastoral need shared throughout ...
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Anglican Minister ‘Concelebrates’ Mass for the Installation of Catholic Archbishop, Takes Communion
“Catholic ministers may lawfully administer ... The Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil in Western Santa Catarina and Alto Uruguai Gaúcho published a statement congratulating “the Archdiocese ...