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Pro-life activists gather during a protest in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Oct. 8, 2023. Pro-life activists demonstrated in dozens of Brazilian cities that day to celebrate the country's Day of the Unborn Child and protest against the decriminalization of abortion, a possibility that was being analyzed by the Supreme Court in September. (OSV News photo/Washington Alves, Reuters) Pro-life activists gather during a protest in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Oct. 8, 2023. Pro-life activists demonstrated in dozens of Brazilian cities that day to celebrate the country's Day of the Unborn Child and protest against the decriminalization of abortion, a possibility that was being analyzed by the Supreme Court in September. (OSV News photo/Washington Alves, Reuters)

South America

Amid fears of decriminalization of abortion in Brazil, pro-life cause ‘stronger than ever’

SÃO PAULO (OSV News) — Pro-life activists demonstrated in dozens of Brazilian cities Oct. 8 to celebrate the country’s Day of the Unborn Child...

October 11, 2023
"Participants": Members of housing pastoral ministries all over Brazil gathered in Brasilia Sept. 20-22 to create the national Housing and Favelas Pastoral Ministry. In Brazil, 12 million families (up to 60 million people) live in slums (known as favelas in Portuguese) and 55 million people do not have access to sewerage. (OSV News photo/courtesy Housing and Slums Pastoral Ministry, Brazil) Editors: best quality available.

South America

Catholic Church in Brazil launches first nationwide pastoral outreach to slums

SÃO PAULO (OSV News) — In Brazil, 12 million families — up to 60 million people — live in slums, known as “favelas” in...

October 4, 2023
Migrantes son vistos desde Ciudad Juárez, México, mientras se reúnen cerca del muro fronterizo de EE.UU. el 24 de septiembre de 2023, después de cruzar el Río Grande con la intención de entregarse a los agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza de EE.UU. para solicitar asilo. (Foto OSV News/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters)

National

La situación de los migrantes en México se deteriora

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (OSV News) — El aumento de flujo migratorio a través de México durante el mes de septiembre ha provocado una “crisis”,...

September 29, 2023

South America

Church environmentalists are worried about oil drilling at mouth of Amazon River

SÃO PAULO (OSV News) — Church activists in the Amazon are worried about the Brazilian government’s plan to exploit oil in a marine area...

September 1, 2023
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