Tag: catholic

Brazil’s Gay Rights Advancement Shows Declining Church and Thriving Activism

The Brazilian Supreme Court’s recognition of same-sex unions in early May marks the latest ...

Bishop Accuses Lula and Rousseff of Promoting Culture of Death in Brazil

Brazil’s Catholic Church has actively joined the Brazilian presidential campaign to advance their anti-abortions ...

Brazilian Judge Orders Recall of Playboy at Request of Catholic Priest

Osvaldo Freixinho, a judge from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ordered the Brazilian version of ...

Book Condemning Witchcraft Banned by Brazilian Court for Prejudice

A judge in the state of Bahia, Brazil, has ordered the confiscation of a ...

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Brazil

The Real Reason Behind Pope’s Visit to Brazil: to Squash Liberation Theology

Ask any ordinary Brazilian Catholic why the pope is visiting Brazil, and the corny ...

Industry Leaders Join Church to Pan Brazil’s Economic Policies

The Industrial Federation of São Paulo (Federação das Indústrias do Estado de São Paulo) ...

Close to 2000 Brazilian Priests Caught in Sexual Misconduct

A Roman Catholic priest has been sentenced in Brazil to 14 years and eight ...

Brazil’s Lula Answers to Cardinal Who Called Him Chaotic

Answering to Rio’s Eusébio Oscar Cardinal Scheid, who called him “chaotic not catholic,” Brazilian ...

Catholic? No, Chaotic, says Cardinal about Brazil’s Lula

Two Brazilian cardinals already in Rome for the conclave that will choose a new ...