Progressive clergy in Brazil facing death threats after Lula’s election
Auxiliary Bishop Vicente de Paula Ferreira of the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte was threatened by an armed man after a Mass on November 12.
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by bcadmin | Nov 14, 2022 | Brazil, Brazilian Conference of National Bishops, Church in the Americas, Jair Bolsonaro, lead, News, President Lula Da Silva | 0 |
Auxiliary Bishop Vicente de Paula Ferreira of the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte was threatened by an armed man after a Mass on November 12.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 1, 2022 | Brazil, Brazilian Conference of National Bishops, Catholic politicians, Catholics and politics, Church in the Americas, faith and politics, Jair Bolsonaro, lead, News, President Lula Da Silva | 0 |
After the fiercest presidential campaign in Brazil’s history, former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva managed to beat his rival Jair Bolsonaro on October 30 with a narrow margin of only 2 million votes.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 17, 2022 | Brazil, Brazilian Conference of National Bishops, Church in the Americas, Elections, Jair Bolsonaro, lead, News, Polarization, President Lula Da Silva | 0 |
Since the 2018 general elections that put President Jair Bolsonaro into office, Brazil has been dealing with a growing atmosphere of political polarization. This has affected the clergy, too.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 15, 2022 | Brazil, Brazilian Conference of National Bishops, Church in the Americas, Jair Bolsonaro, lead, News, President Lula Da Silva, Violence | 0 |
The highly polarized dispute between former left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and current right-wing President Bolsonaro has been leading many to fear an increase in political violence in the South American country.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 4, 2022 | Brazil, Catholic politicians, Catholics and politics, Church in Africa, Elections, faith and politics, Jair Bolsonaro, lead, News, President Lula Da Silva | 0 |
Seven months ahead of the Brazilian election, President Jair Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Inácio da Silva are engaged on a fierce battle for the Evangelical vote, which was decisive for Bolsonaro’s victory in 2018.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 13, 2020 | Associated Press, Brazil, Catholic Church, Jair Bolsonaro, News, Pope Francis, President Lula Da Silva, Vatican | 0 |
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met Thursday with Pope Francis at the Vatican, received a papal blessing and said the two discussed prospects for a “more just and fraternal world.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 13, 2020 | Brazil, Catholic Church, Church in the Americas, Jair Bolsonaro, lead, News, Pope Francis, President Lula Da Silva | 0 |
The announcement of the Feb. 13 meeting between Pope Francis and the former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has caused controversy in the politically divided South American country.
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