Category Archives: Latin America

Video: Brazil protesters await pope

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Administrator1

Professor Rachel Nigro of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro discusses the recent wave of protests across Brazil and how the pope’s visit to the country might impact national politics.

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Video: Why WYD? Americans in Rio explain.

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Administrator1

U.S. pilgrims in Rio discuss their expectations for World Youth Day 2013.

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Video: Homes opened for World Youth Day

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Administrator1

Brazilian Catholics renew their faith when they open their homes to volunteers helping to run World Youth Day 2013.

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Video: Rio hospital ready for pope

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Administrator1

A look at the Franciscan hospital Pope Francis will visit during his trip to Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day.

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Video: Brazilians eager for pope’s visit

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Administrator1

Catholics in Rio de Janeiro await Pope Francis’s visit for World Youth Day this month and examine the legacy of Blessed John Paul II’s visit to a slum.

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Venezuelan president changed nation, had rocky relations with bishops

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Newsroom

By Ezra Fieser Catholic News Service SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (CNS) — Hugo Chavez, a socialist president who transformed Venezuela while acting as chief protagonist in what was one of the worst Catholic Church-government relationships in Latin America, died March … Continue reading →

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