Pope Leo urges end to violence in Peru during visit to remote Andes town
Al Jazeera · 14 Nov 2026

Pope Leo urges end to violence in Peru during visit to remote Andes town

In Santa Cruz de Succhabamba, the pope urges people not to respond to injustice with brutality. Pope Leo XIV has called for an end to the violence gripping Peru, urging people not to respond to injustice with brutality, as he visited communities he once served as bishop. “We feel threatened by the uncertainty of widespread violence and by the unspeakable suffering that continues to afflict so many of our brothers and sisters, he said, speaking at his former cathedral in Chiclayo.


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