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Ecuador’s Church struggles to bring humanity to the country’s prisons after brutal riots

by | Dec 6, 2021 | , , , , | 0 |

After riots in a Guayaquil penitentiary left 119 dead on September 28 and 62 dead on November 12, activists of the local Prison Pastoral Ministry have been warning that new rebellions, equally lethal, may happen again in the near future.  The city’s largest prison, known as Litoral (Coastal) Penitentiary, has been the stage for brutal disputes between

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Ecuadorian bishops circle wagons after resignation of Riobamba bishop, coadjutor

by | May 3, 2021 | , , , , , , , , , | 0 |

Eduardo Campos Limareports that the bishop at the centre of the controversy says he is leaving Ecuador and returning to his native Spain with clear conscience.

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Ecuadorian bishops say corruption claims ‘without foundation’ after double-resignations in diocese

by | Apr 30, 2021 | , , , , , | 0 |

Riobamba, Ecuador, Apr 29, 2021 / 19:01 pm America/Denver (CNA). The Ecuadorian bishops have rejected claims that corruption was behind the unusual simultaneous resignation of a bishop and his presumptive successor. They said “false rumors” […]

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Clerical kidnappings, elections, and COVID dominate Catholic news in Americas

by | Apr 13, 2021 | , , , , , | 0 |

On Sunday, seven religious – two nuns and five priests – were kidnaped in Haiti and their captors are asking for a million dollars in ransom. In Venezuela, the bishops are urging the government to stop delaying the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, and in Ecuador, the bishops are asking the newly elected leadership to “govern wisely, legislate fairly and control with transparency.”

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