Peruvian Indigenous Bury Remains from 1985 Massacre
Hundreds of people gathered in the Andean village of Accomarca to bury the remains of 50 victims of a massacre by Peruvian soldiers in 1985.
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Peruvian Martyr for Peace Is Beatified
Good Shepherd Sister María Agustina Rivas Lopez, martyred in 1990 by the Shining Path, is beatified in the plaza of the town where she gave her life for peace.
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Bishops Decry Instability in Peru
Publishing a two-page plea to the country’s leaders, Peru’s bishops wrote, “Our weak democracy cannot stand the instability any longer.”
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Priest who Protests Mining in Peru Threatened
Father Carlos Campos, who started a Laudato Si’ group in northern Peru, is threatened for questioning wildcat mining.
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Oil Spill in Peru Harms Environment, Livelihoods
Bishop warns that an oil spill fouling 100 miles of shore north of Peru’s capital city endangers both natural habitat and local residents.
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