(RNS) — In Brazil, the forced removal of vulnerable people from privately owned land has created a role for Catholic priests as mediators between landowners and beleaguered communities.

Lux Mundi Center in Brazil recently promoted a cycle of conferences with Father Hans Zollner, a major international expert on ...

Catholic concern. Brazil still enjoys the position as the largest Catholic country in the world, with some 125 million followers recorded in 2000. Around 15,000 people attend Padre Marcelo's regular ...

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Hooded Catholic faithful walk in the Torch Procession, known as Fogareu, during the Holy Week in Goias, State of Goias, Brazil April 16, 2025.

Brazil slave descendants revive Catholic festival after COVID. By Eraldo Peres. Aug 19, 2022 ... Brazil, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. Devotees, who are the descendants of runaway slaves, ...

Brazil’s Catholic population is larger than the combined Catholic populations of Italy, France, and Spain. In Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has the largest Catholic populations on ...

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who took office for the third time on Jan. 1, also described the current status of the Yanomami as a genocide, one accelerated by the policies and ...

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The Catholic Church’s effort to win young followers relies in part on influencers, D.J.s and two Brazilian nuns with plenty of rhythm. ... Brazil. June 29, 2025. Leer en español.

Compare the US, (a Protestant country) to Mexico or Brazil (Catholic countries), and you'll see the long shadow of these old decisions. My research shows the profound and lasting consequences of ...

Two Brazilian nuns have gone viral after dropping an impromptu beatbox and dance session during a Catholic television program. Sisters Marizele Cassiano and Marisa de Paula, members of the ...