Peru Archives

Church program keeps Peruvian students learning during pandemic

May 27, 2021

Graciela Torres has two developmentally challenged children. Getting them an education on the outskirts of Moquegua, a small city in southern Peru, was never easy. Arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic made it much harder.

By Lucien Chauvin

Latin America prepares for Holy Week as COVID cases rise

Mar 30, 2021

As Catholics around the world enter the holiest week in the Christian calendar, many are setting their plan for Church attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes in Latin America, one of the hardest hit regions in the world.

By Inés San Martín

Three South American elections could help define church-state relations

Mar 25, 2021

A trio of elections along South America’s Pacific Coast on April 11 could define how countries are governed, including church-state relationships, after several years of upheaval.

By Lucien Chauvin

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

Mar 2, 2021

Peru’s Catholic bishops weighed in on the newest issue roiling Peru’s upcoming presidential elections — euthanasia.

By Lucien Chauvin

Brazil bridge standoff strands migrants heading to the U.S.

Feb 28, 2021

A group of at least 60 immigrants, most of them from Haiti, have been camped on a bridge that connects Brazil and Peru since Feb. 14, waiting to cross the border.

By Eduardo Campos Lima

Vaccine scandals add to political tensions in Latin America

Feb 23, 2021

As violence, corruption and vaccine scandals continue to shake Latin America, Catholic bishops are calling for people to avoid being “tempted by hatred,” to urge peace and to avoid the politicization of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Inés San Martín

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

Feb 18, 2021

Peru’s Catholic bishops want a thorough investigation of a COVID-19 vaccine trafficking scandal that includes the country’s papal nuncio.

By Lucien Chauvin

Latin American church leaders: Get vaccines, prioritize the vulnerable

Feb 11, 2021

Countries in Latin America have had difficulties obtaining vaccines as wealthier nations have secured the lion’s share of doses already produced and those in the pipeline, often far more than they need, and national programs have been criticized for internal inequities.

By Lucien Chauvin