Pope recognises martyrdom of Peruvian nun

Pope Francis has recognised the martyrdom of Sister Agustina Rivas Lopez, a member of the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, who was killed by guerrillas in Peru in 1990. In a meeting with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, the pope advanced the sainthood causes of... Read More

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March 6, 2021

Debate on euthanasia makes its way into Peru’s presidential campaign

Peru’s Catholic bishops have weighed in on the newest issue roiling Peru’s forthcoming presidential elections – euthanasia. A Superior Court judge in Lima, Peru’s capital, recently ruled that the country’s criminal code covering “mercy killings” would not apply in the case of a woman suffering from polymyositis, a degenerative muscular disease. Ana Estrada, 44, was diagnosed with the... Read More

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February 22, 2021

Peru’s bishops indignant over Covid-19 vaccine scandal involving nuncio

Peru’s Catholic bishops want a thorough investigation of a Covid-19 vaccine trafficking scandal that includes the country’s papal nuncio. In a recent statement, the bishops’ conference said the illicit use of vaccines “exposes the new face of the monster of corruption” in the Andean country of 33 million people. The scandal, known in Peru as “Vaccine-gate,” has... Read More

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August 26, 2020

Peruvian bishops’ new programme to improve Covid-19 response

Peru’s Catholic bishops have stepped up their response to the Covid-19 emergency, announcing a new pastoral programme and moving ahead with projects to improve the country’s health response. The bishops recently presented an open letter to the country that coincided with the rollout of the sweeping pastoral programme, Arise Peru Now, designed to co-ordinate actions... Read More

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July 24, 2020

‘We will live and die with you,’ cardinal tells virtual Amazon assembly

Church leaders sent a strong message of support to an unprecedented virtual assembly of more than 3,000 indigenous leaders, small farmers, environmental campaigners and women from the nine countries of the Amazon region seriously affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. “The Church is the ally of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon, and we will live... Read More

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May 6, 2020

In Amazon cities, Peru Church leaders struggle to provide oxygen for sick

As coronavirus cases surge in Peru’s two largest Amazonian cities, Catholic leaders are struggling to find ways to provide the sick with the most basic health need – life-sustaining oxygen. In Iquitos and Pucallpa, which were already battling a dengue fever outbreak when the pandemic struck, hospitals are filled with Covid-19 patients, while others with... Read More

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April 27, 2020

Bishops in Amazon urge Peru to guard indigenous needs during pandemic

As the Covid-19 pandemic increasingly exposes fault lines between the rich and poor, the eight bishops of Peru’s Amazonian region have urged the government to pay particular attention to the needs of indigenous people. ‘Social inequalities leave the weakest unprotected, making them more vulnerable to Covid-19,’ the bishops wrote in a statement. ‘These deficiencies are... Read More

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April 1, 2020

Catholic leaders urge governments to protect indigenous during pandemic

As the coronavirus spreads through South America, Catholic Church leaders are calling urgently for governments to protect indigenous people. Many indigenous people, especially in the Amazon basin, live in remote areas far from medical facilities or in precarious housing on the edges of urban areas, often without water and sewer service. “We are in a... Read More

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September 10, 2019

Pope Francis appoints three cardinals to lead Amazon synod

Pope Francis has appointed three delegate presidents for the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon. The pope named the following Cardinals as delegate presidents for the assembly, which will take place between October 6-27: Cardinals Baltazar Porras Cardozo, 74, of Merida, Venezuela; Pedro Barreto Jimeno, 75, of Huancayo, Peru; and Joao Braz de Aviz, 72,... Read More

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