Peru
Peru has a popula- tion of 33 million, 76% of whom are members of the Catholic Church. The third-largest
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abject poverty often prevails in rural areas. The Church is very concerned about the increasing migration of rural dwellers to urban areas. Broken fami- lies and drug addiction are frequent consequences of the rural exodus. As a result, promoting pastoral care is one of ACN’s top priorities in Peru.
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country in South America by area is not only marked by its geographical diversity, but also by vast economic and social disparities: while modest prosperity is developing in the cities,
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Due to the strong rural exodus, the popu- lation in the urban centres and outskirts
Head of Section Luis Vildoso
Left: Father Samuel in conversation with a grandmother from the village of Esquina.
Middle: Sister Aury Mancilla in the streets of Chamaca, Andes.
Right: Miguel Ángel Cadenas Cardo, Bishop of Iquitos, at the diocesan seminary “Christ the Saviour”, Yurimaguas.
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| Latin America – Peru
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