Archbishop Dom Luciano dies in Sao Paulo

Brazilian archbishop Dom Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida died on Sunday from complications derived from liver cancer. A former president of the Brazilian National Conference of Bishops (CNBB) from 1987 to 1994, he had been in hospital for more than a month, to treat his recurring liver cancer that first appeared in 2004. A strong fighter for human rights, Dom Luciano played a key part for the Brazilian church in the redemocratization of the country in the 1980s.