Eduardo Campos Lima, Author at Catholic Herald

Eduardo Campos Lima

‘Anti-Pope’ candidate elected president of Francis’ native Argentina

November 20, 2023

SÃO PAULO – With 56 per cent of the vote, ultra-libertarian economist Javier Milei was elected Argentina’s next president on Sunday, in a result that in some ways amounts to a referendum on the social and political agenda of Pope Francis in his home country. Milei’s radical economic plans –for instance, adopting the U.S. dollar

Outrage in Brazil after archbishop gives communion to Muslim sheikh

September 07, 2023

SÃO PAULO – During a funeral Mass of a major figure in the Brazilian Church on August 28, a Muslim sheikh ended up receiving communion, sparking controversy among part of the local community and traditionalist Catholics all over Brazil, who called what happened a “sacrilege”. Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo, who played a central role in

Politician who calls Pope ‘imbecile’ and ‘son of a b*’ comes out top in Argentine primaries

August 18, 2023

SÃO PAULO – Catholics in Argentina appear both somewhat startled and also divided by the surprising recent success of a firebrand politician who’s termed the country’s most famous native son, Pope Francis, a “communist,” an “imbecile” and even a “leftist son of a b*.” That politician, Javier Milei, was the big winner of the country’s

Homeless in Nicaragua lament Ortega’s expulsion of Brazilian nuns

July 11, 2023

SÃO PAULO (Crux) – Since missionary nuns of the Institute of the Poor of Jesus Christ, a Brazilian women’s order, were expelled from Nicaragua on July 3, the homeless people they used to help on the streets of León have been facing hunger and cannot understand why the sisters were not allowed to keep working

Italian nun killed by Muslim insurgents in Mozambique

September 14, 2022

On 6th September, a group of Muslim insurgents attacked a mission in Memba district, in Nampula province, Mozambique, and killed three residents, including an Italian-born nun. The combatants arrived from the war-stricken Cabo Delgado province on Saturday, burning villages and killing at least 10 people – catechists among them, according to the local bishop, the

Persecution of Church officials in Nicaragua intensifies

August 18, 2022

Despite protests from the Latin American Church and an appeal from the Vatican for dialogue a understanding, the Nicaraguan government continues to raise tensions with the local clergy. Since August 4, President Daniel Ortega’s regime has been forbidding Bishop Rolando Alvarez of Matagalpa to leave his rectory, along with a group of five members of

Colombian Church hopeful about peace negotiation between the government and the guerrillas

July 13, 2022

Colombia’s President-elect Gustavo Petro proposed on July 5 a bilateral ceasefire between the government’s security forces and the left-wing guerrillas – especially the National Liberation Army (known by the Spanish acronym ELN) – that have been active in the South American country since the 1960s. That seems to be an important step in the peace

Catholics campaign for presidential veto of abortion bill in Ecuador

March 21, 2022

The Ecuadorian Congress approved on February 17 the depenalization of abortion for victims of rape. The Catholic Church had made several efforts to avoid such outcome, with a broad pro-life campaign organized in several dioceses of the South American country. Now, Catholics hope that President Guillermo Lasso will veto the bill till the end of

Ecuador’s Church struggles to bring humanity to the country’s prisons after brutal riots

December 06, 2021

After riots in a Guayaquil penitentiary left 119 dead on September 28 and 62 dead on November 12, activists of the local Prison Pastoral Ministry have been warning that new rebellions, equally lethal, may happen again in the near future. The city’s largest prison, known as Litoral (Coastal) Penitentiary, has been the stage for brutal disputes between

Social unrest appeased in Colombia, but crisis goes on

October 13, 2021

In April, massive demonstrations exploded in Cali and in several Colombian cities. A combination of rising poverty, political dissatisfaction, and the Covid-19 pandemic led many people, especially the youth, to demand President Iván Duque’s impeachment. After a few months, the mobilization lost momentum, even though a political solution has never emerged. But now many hope

Church tries to mediate Colombian crisis despite huge challenges

August 20, 2021

After three months of continuous demonstrations against President Iván Duque’s administration, Colombia does not seem to be any closer to a political solution for the widespread social unrest. The Church had been mediating talks between the government and social movements. Although the negotiation with part of them was suspended, Catholic leaders are still trying to

Brazilian Church leaders increasingly critical of Brazil’s Bolsonaro

July 08, 2021

According to the Italian-born Bishop Adriano Ciocca Vasino of the Prelature of São Félix do Araguaia, there is a clear progression “from statements to concrete actions” by the Brazilian Church in relation to the Bolsonaro administration. “The situation looks intolerable. In a country with a minimum level of democracy, the current state of affairs would have changed long ago,” he told the Catholic Herald.

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