Peru
Be uncompromising in protecting children from abuse, Pope says
The Pope said he told Chilean prelates to ‘reject every compromise with the sexual abuse of minors’
Pope Francis apologises to abuse victims, but reaffirms support for Bishop Barros
The Pope also hinted that the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors would be reconstituted soon
Pope celebrates Mass for 1.3 million people in Lima
The Mass was concelebrated by Cardinal Sean O’Malley, who had criticised the Pope’s defence of Bishop Barros
Pope Francis decries violence against women
Holy Father urges Peruvians to fight scourge of ‘femicide’
Pope Francis calls for Church with ‘Amazonian and indigenous’ face
On the first day of his visit to Peru, the Pope called on governments to respect indigenous rights
Morning Catholic must-reads: 18/01/18
A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church
Pope Francis flies over Argentina, raising questions of when he’ll visit
Nearly five years into his pontificate, Pope Francis still has not visited his homeland
Pope lands in Chile amid heightened security
Multiple churches were firebombed days before the Pope’s arrival
Morning Catholic must-reads: 15/01/18
A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church
Three churches bombed ahead of papal visit to Chile
A note said the next bomb would be ‘in your cassock’
