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Anapu (Agenzia Fides) - "Sister Dorothy is present through the struggle of the people. These are people of faith who seek to organize and live the same continuous struggle. And for us who come from the archdiocese of Mariana, that is a great inspiration" said Father Anthony Claret, who participated in the mission of a group of the Archdiocese of Mariana (Brazil), in the heart of the Amazon.
The mission was made up of 22 people including priests and lay people, and lasted 15 days in the Prelature of Xingu, in the area of Pará. As part of the mission the 10th Pilgrimage in memory of Sister Dorothy Stang was held, which had as its theme "The seed planted germinates: we are Sister Dorothy".
The note sent to Fides by the PMS Brazil emphasizes that the three words that guided the 55 km pilgrimage were: "memory, commitment and hope". The pilgrimage took place during the last week of July and ended in the place where Sister Dorothy Stang was murdered.
The pilgrimage is organized to raise awareness on the need to preserve the Amazon rainforest and remember Sister Dorothy Stang, 10 years after her assassination, the nun in defense of the Amazon forest, the lung of humanity.
(CE) (Agenzia Fides 08/08/2015)
