Word: pastorale
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Brazilian Catholicism once lived all too cozily with dictators. After the military coup in 1964, the hierarchy rendered public thanks to God for the soldiers who "delivered us from Communist danger." But for a decade and more. Brazil's bishops have been known for their willingness to stand up...
One thing the Pope clearly would like to Africanize is the ranks of the clergy. Black bishops head 70% of Africa's 353 dioceses, but two-thirds of the priests are still white missionaries. Seminary enrollments are growing, but not fast enough to keep up with the spread of...
Twenty minutes by air from Saba, St. Barts is administered as part of a French département-and a swinging outpost of Southern France. Often likened to the Saint-Tropez of 20 years ago, the 8-sq.-mi. island boasts 36 restaurants, French bakeries, discos, wind surfing, sailing, a...
The Snow Making. All through November, no snow stayed on the ground. All through December, the same. The first week in January, still no snow. The local Roman Catholic bishop sent out a pastoral letter urging parishioners to pray for the stuff. Not a flake that fell survived the warm...
> The bishops said they would forbid laymen and -women to perform certain priestly functions, including baptizing children (except in emergencies). Because of the wide opposition to celibacy in Holland and a worsening shortage of priests, there are now some 280 full-time "pastoral cooperators" performing such tasks.