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Vatican formally suppresses Peru-based Catholic movement
Pope Francis has ordered the suppression of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a Peru-based lay movement active across Latin America and the United States, and three related lay movements. Source: OSV News.
Church ceiling collapse in Brazil sparks fear of more accidents
Government agencies in Brazil have shut 12 churches at risk of collapsing in Salvador, after the ceiling of a historic church in the city fell and killed a tourist on February 5. Source: Crux.
Amazon gets its third hospital ship
After more than three years of work to transform a passenger ship of the Amazon into a hospital boat, Saint John 23 will be launched tomorrow, offering healthcare services to riverside communities of the Amazonas state in Brazil. Source: Crux.
Brazilians march in support of religious freedom
Practitioners of different religious traditions marched down Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Copacabana Beach on Sunday to support religious freedom in Brazil, where cases of intolerance have doubled over the past six years. Source: NCR Online.
Bolivia’s bishops call for urgent action on ‘ecological disaster’
Bolivia’s bishops have urged the country’s authorities to act quickly in staving off irreparable harm to people and the environment as raging wildfires continue to devastate millions of acres. Source: OSV News.
Missing boy spurs Church groups to fight trafficking in Argentina
More than two months after a five-year-old boy went missing in a northeastern Argentina, the Church continues to promote marches to demand his captors release him. Source: OSV News.
Venezuelan bishops voice concerns over election results
The Venezuelan Bishops’ Conference announced it was “uniting its voice” to demands from “inside and outside Venezuela” for the results of Sunday’s general election to be verified. Source: The Tablet.
Man shot dead by woman in church in Colombia
A woman shot a man dead in a church in Colombia on Monday, as attendees prepared to pray the Rosary before Mass. Source: Crux.
Amazon church tells Pope of concern over murder of eco-activists
Peruvian Cardinal Pedro Barreto SJ says the leading concerns for the Amazon region include not only issues like deforestation and illegal mining, but also the harassment and murder of environmental activists. Source: Crux.