Death and resurrection in the rainforest as bishops meet for Amazon summit
(The Guardian Brazil)

Indigenous tribes see the Catholic church as a key ally in the ecological fight - and an unprecedented synod is focused on how to stop the destructionA hundred years ago the Harakmbut people were nearly wiped out.Inhabitants of a vast jungle region where Peru intersects with Brazil and Bolivia, the tribespeople were enslaved by rubber barons and murdered en masse, only surviving thanks to the help of Dominican missionaries. Related: `Chaos, chaos, chaos`: a journey through Bolsonaro`s Amazon inferno Continue reading...