Pope’s Chile visit to cast light on Mapuche Indians’ land struggle
Thomson Reuters Foundation The plight of Chile’s indigenous Mapuche people and their struggle for land rights will come under the spotlight as Pope Francis travels to the country on Monday amid growing tension between the Mapuche and loggers and farmers. The Argentine pontiff will visit the city of Temuco, the capital of Chile’s impoverished southern […]
CHILE: WHY ARE CHURCHES UNDER ATTACK?
In an article first published by World Watch Monitor, ISRAEL VILCHES looks at what’s prompted a series of attacks on Christian churches in Chile…