Mario Schiavone reports for NewsBook: The Bolivian Episcopal Conference considering the Amazon disaster With the evocative title “Our common home is on fire” the Bolivian Amazon Church has issued a statement that highlights concern and clamor for the catastrophe of fires and the consequences of this ongoing ecological disaster, Fides News Agency reported. The Bishops’…
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In the abandonment, the church of San Andrés de Machaca deteriorates
Pagina Siete reports: In 2016, the Mayor’s Office asked the Ministry of Culture for authorization to repair the atrium. They have not answered yet. Despite being part of the historical and cultural heritage of Bolivia, the temple of San Andrés de Machaca presents serious damages. Municipal authorities tried to carry out the maintenance of the…
Neglect, rain threatening ‘Sistine Chapel of the Andes’
Carlos Valdez, AP reports for Bradenton Herald: CURAHUARA DE CARANGAS, BOLIVIA – A buttress supporting an adobe wall has collapsed and grass overgrows the patio of the four-century-old church whose dazzling murals depicting biblical scenes and remote location high atop a Bolivian plateau have earned it the nickname the “Sistine Chapel of the Andes.” In this…
A priest of the Catholic Church warns that Bolivia is one step away from the dictatorship
Politics “The example that Bolivia is giving is not good,” said Father Manzanera. The judicial vicar of the archbishopric of Cochabamba, Father Miguel Manzanera, affirmed on Thursday [12/27/2018] that the country is one step away from the dictatorship and even about to be considered Venezuela or Cuba. “We are already seeing that this can be…
World’s tallest statue of Christ
From Mexico News Daily, excerpts pertaining Bolivia, follow: … Cochabamba, Bolivia, is currently home to the world’s tallest Christ statue. It stands 34.2 meters tall. … https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/worlds-tallest-statue-of-christ-to-be-erected-in-tamaulipas/
The Christ tattooed on rock has its natural sanctuary in Pazña
Leny Chuquimia reports for Pagina Siete: The chapel of Cerro Torrejaque preserves the image of the Cristo del Gran Poder on a rock that has been transformed into an altar. The church of Jesus of the Great Power of Pazña, municipality to 81 kilometers of Oruro. Photos: Leny Chuquimia / Pagina Siete A small chapel…
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