Peru

Pope meets with nuns, bishops ahead of final Peru mass

Lima - Emiratesvoice

Pope Francis took a tough stand against political corruption on Sunday, hours before wrapping up his Latin American trip with a mass at an air base before a million faithful."There are exceptions. But by and large, Latin America's political culture is sicker than it is healthy," the pontiff told bishops from across Peru, a country that has seen its politicalRead more

Pope condemns criminals in crime-stricken Peruvian city

Peru - Emirates voice

"I wish to invite you to combat a plague across our Latin American region: the numerous cases of violent crimes against women, from beatings to rape to murder," the visiting pontiff told thousands in Trujillo's main colonial-era square. Half of the 25 countries with the greatest number of murders of women are in Latin America, according to UN Women. In Argentina, theRead more

Pope to visit Peru region hard hit by floods

Los Angeles - Emirates Voice

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 railedRead more

Pope condemns criminals in crime-stricken Peruvian city

Peru - Emiratesvoice

Pope to visit Peru region hard hit by floods

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

Peru - Emiratesvoice

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 pressureRead more

Amazonians want pope to come to their defense

Peru - Emiratesvoice

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 headRead more

Pope voices nuclear war concerns at outset

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Pope Francis admitted Monday he was frightened by the prospect of an accidental nuclear war as he headed for a weeklong visit to Chile and Peru. "I think we are at the very edge," the pope told reporters aboard his plane when asked about the threat of a nuclear war in the wake of a recent string of tests byRead more

Pope 'afraid' world is 'one accident'

PAPAL - Emiratesvoice

Pope Francis said Monday that the world stood on the "edge" of nuclear war and admitted the situation terrified him.The Argentine was speaking aboard the papal plane on his way to Chile and Peru, the day after a false missile alert sparked panic in the US state of Hawaii, already on edge over fears of a North Korean attack. AskedRead more