Pope Francis

Pope meets with nuns, bishops ahead of final Peru mass

LIMA - Muslimchronicle

Pope Francis was preparing to wrap up his Latin American trip on Sunday with a mass at an air base where a million faithful were expected to hear him speak. On the last day of a week-long trip that has taken him to six cities in Chile and Peru, the 81-year-old pontiff began the day by delivering a homily toRead more

Amazon's indigenous people 'never so threatened': pope

Puerto Maldonado - Muslimchronicle

Pope Francis sounded a stark warning about the future of the Amazon and its peoples during a visit to the region on Friday, saying they had "never been so threatened." In a speech to thousands of tribe members on the edge of the rainforest in Peru, he said the Amazon and its peoples bore "deep wounds." Francis lamented "the pressure being exertedRead more

Pope condemns criminals in crime-stricken Peruvian city

Trujillo - Muslimchronicle

Pope Francis on Saturday condemned "organized crime" and prayed for flood victims during a giant open air mass at a beach in Trujillo, Peru's crime-plagued largest northern coastal city. Francis acknowledged the "insecurity" due to the high crime rate in the region, still struggling to rebuild after deadly devastating floods one year ago. More than 130 people were killed across Peru between JanuaryRead more

Pope to visit Peru region hard hit by floods

Trujillo - Muslimchronicle

Pope Francis was set Saturday to hold a huge outdoor mass in a coastal region of Peru struggling to rebuild in the wake of devastating floods last year. His visit to Trujillo province, some 560 kilometers (350 miles) north of Lima, will be a change of pace after a politically charged first day in the Latin American country where he railed against "greatRead more

Amazon's indigenous people 'never so threatened': pope

Puerto Maldonado - Muslimcheonicle

Amazon's indigenous people 'never so threatened'

Puerto Maldonado - Muslimchronicle

Amazonians want pope to come to their defense

Puerto Maldonado - Muslimchronicle

Indigenous leaders from the Amazon who will meet Pope Francis in Peru on Friday will present him with a bow and arrow, a gift rich in symbolism for a vulnerable people clinging to a simple past, facing an uncertain future. "We are a people who have been stripped of their original lands," summed up Cesar Jojaje Eriney, the 43-year-old head of the EseRead more

Pope focuses on migrants at final Chile mass

Santiago - Muslimchronicle

Pope Francis highlighted the plight of vulnerable immigrants on Thursday and robustly defended a bishop accused of covering up sexual abuse at the end of a visit to Chile overshadowed by controversy. In the northern border region of Iquique, which he said was "the land of dreams" for so many, the pope hit out at human traffickers and others who seek to takeRead more

Pope defends Chilean bishop accused of abuse cover-up

Iquique - Muslimchronicle

Pope Francis on Thursday strongly defended a Chilean bishop accused of covering up a priest's sexual abuse of minors. "The day they bring me proof against Bishop Barros, then I will speak," the pope said in response to a journalist's question about the 61-year-old bishop, appointed by Francis in 2015 despite being accused of covering up another priest's abuse ofRead more

In Chile, pope says violence not answer in fight for indigenous rights

Temuco - Muslimchronicle

Pope Francis on Wednesday denounced the use of violence in the struggle for indigenous rights in Chile, after a series of arson attacks on churches in the heartland of the country's largest indigenous group ahead of his visit. "We have to insist that a culture of mutual esteem may not be based on acts of violence and destruction that endRead more