Yesterday, the participants in the Synod on Synodality made a pilgrimage through the St. Sebastian catacombs, the burial place of at least three early Christian martyrs.
The church, while not taking sides in the political contests, went all in on the referendums to stop drilling on oil Block 43 inside the Yasuní and to end mining in the Chocó Andino, a highland biosphere near the capital.
Despite the fact that Jesuits have historically shied away from roles of authority in the church, over the last 10 years, Pope Francis has increasingly turned to his Jesuit confreres to take on key positions.
The Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network and other groups say authorities should not be silent but act to resolve the loss of biodiversity, protect the rights of Amazonian peoples