
Bishops denounce causes of health care crisis in Brazilian Amazon

The explosion of cases of COVID-19 in the Brazilian Amazon led the Catholic Church to launch several initiatives to coordinate assistance in the region. Bishops and missionaries working in the Amazonian church acknowledge, nevertheless, that the crisis is too big. For them, it’s up to Catholics now to assume a prophetic voice, denouncing the government’s negligence in providing health care services to indigenous peoples and the poor.