EN ES

Subscribe

Brazil

Activists and victim's relatives light candles and hold the Portuguese message: "Stop killing us" the day after a deadly police operation in the Jacarezinho favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, May 7, 2021. A bloody, hours-long gunbattle here echoed into Friday, with authorities saying the police mission killed two dozen criminals while residents and activists claimed human rights abuses. (Silvia Izquierdo/AP via Crux)

World

Catholic leaders condemn deadly raid in Rio de Janeiro

Eduardo Campos Lima|May 11, 2021|6 Min Read

A destroyed statue at Our Lady of Remedies parish church in the city of Osasco, Brazil. (Father Amauri Baggio/Courtesy to Crux)

World

Fundamentalists suspected in vandalism of Catholic church in Brazil

Eduardo Campos Lima|May 7, 2021|4 Min Read

Photographed through a fence, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro greets supporters as he leaves the presidential residence, Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, March 19, 2021. (Eraldo Peres/AP via Crux)

World

Brazil’s bishops sharpen criticism of Bolsonaro as COVID deaths rise

Eduardo Campos Lima|Apr 19, 2021|4 Min Read

A church stands in Serrana, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. (Andre Penner/AP/Crux)

World

Brazilian Catholic Church cautious after judge lifts bans on public worship

Eduardo Campos Lima|Apr 6, 2021|5 Min Read

The statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Shutterstock/Ksenia Ragozina)

Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer statue undergoes major restoration for 90th anniversary

Courtney Mares|Mar 31, 2021|2 Min Read

Father Fernando de Lima Silva. (Diocese of Caruaru via Crux)

World

Brazil mourns ‘hero priest’ after drowning

Eduardo Campos Lima|Mar 26, 2021|3 Min Read

Brazilian Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer of São Paulo is pictured celebrating Mass at the São Paulo Cathedral in 2013. (Paulo Whitaker/Reuters via CNS.)

World

Brazilian cardinal accused of downplaying priest’s alleged abuse of teen

Inés San Martín|Mar 24, 2021|6 Min Read

Nigerians celebrate the establishment of an official chaplaincy for their community in São Paulo, Brazil. (Ikenna Ojukwu/Courtesy to Crux.)

World

Chaplaincy in São Paulo helps Nigerian immigrants in Brazil keep the faith

Eduardo Campos Lima|Mar 17, 2021|4 Min Read

An Indigenous man receives the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine from a municipal health worker in the Sustainable Development Reserve of Tupe in Manaus, Brazil, Feb. 9, 2021. (CNS photo/Bruno Kelly, Reuters)

World

Pope Francis urges Brazil's Christians to seek unity in battle against pandemic

Catholic News Agency|Feb 17, 2021|2 Min Read

Franciscan Sister Telma Barbosa is pictured in an undated photo. Sister Barbosa works to boost the self-image of teen girls in Brazil's Amazon. (CNS photo/courtesy Sister Telma Barbosa)

World

Brazilian nun works to raise Black teen girls' self-esteem in Amazon

Catholic News Service|Jan 26, 2021|3 Min Read

Shoppers, the vast majority wearing protective face masks, crowd a street in a commercial district of central Mexico City, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP via Crux)

World

2021 brings new challenges to Church in Latin America

Inés San Martín|Jan 5, 2021|4 Min Read

Father Julio Lancellotti is pictured in a file photo blessing a homeless man in Sao Paulo. Father Lancellotti, who has led work with the homeless in Sao Paulo for more than 30 years, was surprised Oct. 10, 2020, by a call from Pope Francis, asking about his work with the homeless. (CNS photo/Luciney Martins, courtesy O Sao Paulo)

World

Pope calls Brazilian priest, thanks him for work with homeless

Lise Alves|Oct 12, 2020|4 Min Read

We use cookies to understand how Angelus is read and to improve the site. You can accept or decline analytics cookies. Cookie Policy