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Pope, bishops call for peace as violent protests in Peru turn deadly

Tue, 24 Jan 2023 13:36:41 -0500

Peru��Ƶapp bishops pleaded for peace as violent protests against the country��Ƶapp current president and legislature have claimed the lives of dozens of people.

Bishops say Peru can’t withstand ‘instability’

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 10:42:30 -0400

Peru��Ƶapp Catholic bishops published a two-page plea to the country��Ƶapp leaders, urging them to address the current political crisis with “greater responsibility” and take “radical measures” to fight corruption.

Church leaders in Peru call for an end to corruption amid crisis

Wed, 02 Oct 2019 15:09:59 -0400

LIMA, Peru -- Peruvian church leaders called for dialogue and an end to corruption amid a political crisis that erupted Sept. 30, when President Martin Vizcarra dissolved Congress and the legislature then voted to remove him from office.

Peruvian archbishop urges calm after ex-president kills himself

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 10:26:06 -0400

LIMA, Peru - The president of Peru's conference of bishops called for calm after two-time former Peruvian President Alan Garcia died April 17 after shooting himself in the head as authorities prepared to arrest him.

Amazon synod to focus on climate change, not married priests, Peruvian cardinal says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 07:59:16 -0500

VATICAN CITY – The issue of married priests is something for the universal Catholic Church to discuss and is not the focus of the upcoming Synod of Bishops for the Amazon, said Peruvian Cardinal Pedro Barreto Jimeno of Huancayo.

What Indigenous People of the Amazon want the Church to know

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 13:01:54 -0500

LETICIA, Colombia – Rafael Noteno Capinoa, a Kichwa Indian, worries about what could happen to the forest around his village on Peru's Napo River if an oil company begins drilling in the area.

Suspect linked to murder of Jesuit priest in Peru arrested

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 12:09:33 -0400

LIMA, Peru – The Peruvian National Police arrested a suspect in connection with the death of Jesuit Father Carlos Riudavets.

Peru's bishops express support to overhaul judicial system

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 21:23:27 -0400

LIMA, Peru – Peru's bishops expressed support for an overhaul of the country's judicial system after phone-tap recordings revealing influence peddling and corruption became public.

Loretto Sisters bring together students in Toronto and Peru

jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) — Fri, 18 May 2018 12:25:14 -0400

It took a trip to Peru for Grade 12 student Carolyn Lee to gain a new appreciation for her classroom in Toronto.

Latin American bishops call for 'ecological conversion'

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 11:33:17 -0400

LIMA, Peru – Less than two months after Pope Francis spoke out about environmental destruction in the Amazon basin during a visit to Peru, bishops from Latin America and the Caribbean have issued a pastoral letter calling the region's Catholics to an "integral ecological conversion."