Tag: missionary

Five Years After Her Martyrdom in Brazil Sister Dorothy Has Become a Symbol

February 12th for many means the Day of Impunity: it was exactly on this ...

Brazil Sends Murderer of American Missionary Back to Prison

American missionary Sister Dorothy Stang, who worked with poor people, often landless farmers, in ...

Brazil: Conviction of US Nun’s Murderer Thrown Out of Court

Just last October, Brazilian Rayfran das Neves Sales, self-confessed killer of American missionary Dorothy ...

Brazil: Accomplice in Killing of US Nun Gets 18 Years in Jail

An Amazon farmer was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in ...

Shady Business as Usual in Brazil, One Year After Murder of US Missionary

"It hasn’t changed very much. The area was reoccupied by squatters, and the people ...