Peru

As a missionary priest in Peru, and later bishop, the future Pope Leo XIV’s enthusiasm “impressed me,” said Augustinian Sister Carmen Toledano. “He had that desire of being close to …

Between 2015 and 2023, then-Bishop Robert F. Prevost shepherded the Diocese of Chiclayo through some of its most difficult times.

Looking at the challenges that the church in the United States is facing, “I hope to be able to respond to them with healthy dialogue,” said Pope Leo XIV.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has ordered the suppression of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a Peru-based lay movement active across Latin America and the United States, and three related …

ROME (OSV News) — Peruvian Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, the first cardinal of Opus Dei, said Jan. 25 that abuse accusations made against him in a Spanish daily El País …

(OSV News) —  The controversial lay movement Sodalitium Christianae Vitae was forced to confirm news that it was suppressed by Pope Francis after two of its members leaked the news …

Ever wonder why there is a worldwide feast for the Lateran Basilica in Rome? Every year on Nov. 9, the church celebrates the dedication of the Archbasilica of St. John …

(OSV News) — Pope Francis has expelled two more members and upheld the expulsion of one member of the controversial lay movement Sodalitium Christianae Vitae due to allegations of sexual …

(OSV News) — Luis Fernando Figari, the controversial lay founder of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, accused of sexual and psychological abuse, was expelled by the Vatican from the lay movement he …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis expressed his support for peasant farmers in northern Peru threatened to be evicted off what they claim is their ancestral territory by companies associated …