Pope Francis has called for an end to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
The Pontiff made the comments at the end of an assembly of Roman Catholic bishops.
They were discussing the challenges the Church faces in the region.
The group, also called synod, also proposed that certain married men be permitted to be ordained as priests.
Nigerian government secures release of 100 kidnapped students
Nigeria's government has secured the release of 100 students who were abducted last month in Niger state in one of the country's worst mass kidnappings to date, local broadcaster Channels Television reported on Sunday.
Firefighter dies after Australian bushfires raze homes in two states
An Australian firefighter was killed overnight after he was struck by a tree while trying to control a bushfire that had destroyed homes and burnt large swathes of bushland north of Sydney, authorities said on Monday.
Israeli PM says he will meet Trump, second phase of Gaza plan 'close'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he will meet President Donald Trump later this month, saying a second phase of the US president's Gaza plan was close.
US envoy Kellogg says Ukraine peace deal is really close
US President Donald Trump's outgoing Ukraine envoy said a deal to end the Ukraine war was "really close" and now depended on resolving two main outstanding issues: the future of Ukraine's Donbas region and the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
Benin minister says armed forces foil coup attempt
Benin's interior minister said on Sunday armed forces had foiled a coup attempt after a group of soldiers in the West African nation claimed on national television to have seized power.
