NZ Herald reports: Bolivia: The white city shines In the first half of my Bolivian adventure we traversed all the sights of La Paz, and acclimatised to the 3500 metres induced altitude, caught a Bolivian Airlines jet to the fast-growing town of Uyuni, took a four wheel drive onto the Salar salt flats for lunch,…
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Church affirms that lynchings ‘are not worthy of a people like Bolivia’
ANF reports via El Dia: Church affirms that lynchings ‘are not worthy of a people like Bolivia’ Fernando Cuéllar, president of the Committee for Santa Cruz, expressed his indignation and total rejection for the ‘criminal, vandalic and inhuman’ act ‘that pretends to do justice by own hand’. Monsignor Sergio Gualberti affirmed yesterday that the lynchings…
Pope decorates Bolivian for translating church texts into Aymara
Fox News World Report: Pope decorates Bolivian for translating church texts into Aymara LA PAZ – Pope Francis decorated Bolivian Vicente Quispe Chura for having headed a team comprised of Bolivians and Peruvians who translated several liturgical texts from Spanish into Aymara, the Bolivian Catholic Church reported Thursday. The head of the Bolivian Episcopal Conference…
Bolivia: Youth volunteers help support the activities of the Don Bosco Project
MissionNewswire reports: Bolivia: Youth volunteers help support the activities of the Don Bosco Project (MissionNewswire) Salesian missionaries in Bolivia encourage youth volunteerism as a way to give back to local communities. Each year in January, youth come together with a desire to serve others. This year, 54 youth gathered in the city of Santa Cruz…
Abortion bill makes unlikely alliance of Bolivian clergy, feminists
Catholic News Agency reports: Abortion bill makes unlikely alliance of Bolivian clergy, feminists Sucre, Bolivia, Mar 27, 2017 / 03:50 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A bill in Bolivia that would allow abortions only for certain groups of women is uniting unlikely groups in opposition to the policy – namely, Bolivian bishops and pro-choice feminists. Abortion is…
MEET FRIAR MOUSTACHE, A FOUR-LEGGED MONK IN BOLIVIA
World Religion News reports: MEET FRIAR MOUSTACHE, A FOUR-LEGGED MONK IN BOLIVIA FRIAR POOCH IS CAPTURING HEARTS ON THE INTERNET. There is a new monk at St. Francis Monastery, Cochabamba, Bolivia. Unlike other monks, Friar Carmelo walks on four legs and preaches to the fish. This is because the Friar, who also goes by the…
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