http://news.spirithit.com/index/south_america/ Religious and Spiritual News en leonid@spirithit.com admin@spirithit.com Copyright © 2005 SpiritHit.com hourly 2 2005-05-02T17:10:00-05:00 http://news.spirithit.com/images/rss/spirithit.gif http://news.spirithit.com/ 137 24 Santiago, Chile -- The first Baha'i House of Worship in South America will be built in the Andean foothills with a panoramic view of the mountains in three directions. The National… http://news.spirithit.com/index/south_america/more/spectacular_site_for_chile_temple/ 2005-04-27T18:58:02-05:00 Brazil -- One of the world's largest parties, Carnival, is in full swing in Brazil. Tens of thousands of revelers - and spectators - have descended on Rio de Janeiro, the heart… http://news.spirithit.com/index/south_america/more/carnival_lights_up_brazil/ 2005-02-07T19:07:00-05:00 Porto Alegre, Brazil -- "Religious conflicts are a reality that societies all over the world have to live with," says another panel speaker, Rifat Kassis from Palestine. The international… http://news.spirithit.com/index/south_america/more/towards_an_ethics_of_solidarity/ 2005-01-31T16:51:00-05:00 People going to Brazilian churches these days have the opportunity not only to free themselves of the weight of their sins but also of their weapons and the risks entailed in their possession.… http://news.spirithit.com/index/south_america/more/to_disarm_body_and_soul/ 2005-05-02T17:10:00-05:00 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - The weekend murder of an American nun who spent almost 30 years denouncing powerful logging and farming interests in the Brazilian Amazon has turned the spotlight on… http://news.spirithit.com/index/south_america/more/death_of_nun_shows_peril_of_amazon_activism/ 2005-02-15T19:20:01-05:00 Porto Alegre, Brazil -- In her opening remarks at a 27 January panel on “Women's spirituality, life and dignity” during the fifth World Social Forum (WSF) in Porto Alegre,… http://news.spirithit.com/index/south_america/more/body_soul_and_creation/ 2005-01-28T18:25:00-05:00 Porto Alegre, Brazil -- Thousands of greens, pacifists, economists, libertarians and union activists will open a fifth, bolder World Social Forum here Thursday, aiming to push forward an… http://news.spirithit.com/index/south_america/more/world_social_forum_opens_in_brazil/ 2005-01-27T16:14:00-05:00 Porto Alegre, Brazil -- Hosted by the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of Rio Grande do Sul, organized by the World Alliances of Young Men’s and Young Women’s… http://news.spirithit.com/index/south_america/more/ecumenical_youth_show_commitment/ 2005-01-25T14:05:01-05:00 Porto Alegre, Brazil -- Bringing together 180 theologians from all parts of the world, the World Forum on Theology and Liberation is taking place in Porto Alegre, Brazil from 21-25… http://news.spirithit.com/index/south_america/more/seeking_a_theology_for_another_possible_world/ 2005-01-24T14:08:00-05:00 Dr. Samuel Kobia, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, thanked the Brazilian churches for their enthusiasm and support for the upcoming WCC 2006 ninth Assembly, during his visit… http://news.spirithit.com/index/south_america/more/kobia_thanks_brazilian_churches_for_their_enthusiasm_and_support/ 2004-11-15T12:47:00-05:00