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Colombian Church hopeful about peace negotiation between the government and the guerrillas

by | Jul 13, 2022 | , , , | 0 |

Colombia’s President-elect Gustavo Petro proposed on July 5 a bilateral ceasefire between the government’s security forces and the left-wing guerrillas – especially the National Liberation Army (known by the Spanish acronym ELN) – that have been active in the South American country since the 1960s. That seems to be an important step in the peace

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The awful culture of violence in Latin America

by | Jun 24, 2022 | , , , , , , | 0 |

Earlier this week a man fleeing at least one gunman tried to hide in a Mexican church. The assassins followed him inside and in the frenzy that followed two Jesuit priests were murdered as they tried to protect him. The gunmen removed the bodies of all three of their victims from the church in Cerocahui,

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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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Church tries to mediate Colombian crisis despite huge challenges

by | Aug 20, 2021 | , , , , , , | 0 |

After three months of continuous demonstrations against President Iván Duque’s administration, Colombia does not seem to be any closer to a political solution for the widespread social unrest.  The Church had been mediating talks between the government and social movements. Although the negotiation with part of them was suspended, Catholic leaders are still trying to

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