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How the Cross and Good Friday Have Been Used to Defend Racism and Anti-Semitism

Churches around the world will be holding services for their three most important days ...

Scientists Appeal to Pope to Get GM Foods Banned in Brazil

Brazilian scientists and members of social movements have appealed to Pope Francis to join ...

Protests, Broken Subway, Security Lapses: It’s Brazil Welcoming the Pope

On Tuesday, Rio’s subway broke down, causing chaos for throngs of pilgrims in town ...

Pope Confirms Trip to Brazil in July for World Youth Day in Rio

On Sunday, the new pope used his Twitter account to praise the city of ...

Some Believe It’s Latin America’s Turn and that Next Pope Will Be Brazilian

With Pope Benedict’s stunning announcement that he will resign at end of the month, ...

Pope Meets Brazilian Indians and Vows to Help Protect Their Land

Brazilian Indians Jacir José de Souza and Pierângela Nascimento da Cunha from the Makuxi ...

Pope Benedict XVI talks to bishops meeting in Brazil

Pope Leaves Brazil Scolding Neo-Liberalism and Marxism

Pope Benedict XVI ended Sunday, May 13, his five day visit to Brazil with ...

A Brazilian bishop takes a picture of the pope

Pope Pans in Brazil Media and Aggressive Proselytism of Evangelical Sects

World's most catholic country finally got its own saint. Pope Benedict XVI canonized, Friday, ...

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 ...

Pope Benedict XVI meets Brazilian President Lula

Pope in Brazil to Deliver Tough Talk on Poverty and Crime

In his first full day in Brazil, pope Benedict XVI met for about 30 ...