Pope Francis sides with Peruvian villagers who accused Catholic group of trying to steal their land
Release time：2024-05-21 13:19:42 Source：International Insight news portal
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday sided with a group of Peruvian villagers who have complained that companies linked to a powerful South American church group have tried to evict them from their land using lawsuits and obscure land titling schemes.
In a video recorded at his residence in the Vatican, the Pope sent a message of support to members of the San Juan Bautista de Catacaos farmers community in northern Peru, who have been fending off lawsuits from companies associated with the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae since 2014.
“I know what happened to you,” the Pope said in Spanish. “Defend your land and don’t let them steal it.”
The Sodalitium is a lay group that runs schools and spiritual retirement centers in several South American countries, but is also involved in real estate, agriculture and construction companies.
- Previous：What's next for Iran after death of its president in crash?
- Next：Medics remove 150 MAGGOTS from a woman's mouth after dental procedure left her with rotting tissue
Related articles
- Young Boys seals 6th Swiss soccer league title in 7 years after rallying from firing coach Wicky
- EPA designates 2 forever chemicals as hazardous substances, eligible for Superfund cleanup
- BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain
- Taylor Swift teases Fortnight's black
- Messi in and Dybala out in Argentina squad for pre
- Ashanti and Nelly's relationship timeline: A look at the couple's on
- Claire Danes carries umbrella for bundled
- Erling Haaland is a doubt for Man City's FA Cup semifinal against Chelsea
- California congressman urges closer consultation with tribes on offshore wind
- Pregnant Rooney Mara dresses her baby bump in head
- Nuggets blow 20
- Lacazette ready to play for Lyon against PSG after face injury
- Taylor Swift teases Fortnight's black
- Rita Ora flashes some cleavage in a scoop
- Storms damage homes in Oklahoma and Kansas. But in Houston, most power is restored
- Italian court drops charges against migrant rescue ship crews and ends long
- Nicola Peltz cements the end of 'feud' with 'beautiful' mother
- Meghan Markle models 'love like a mother' t
- Fresh heartache for cancer
- The NBA playoffs are finally here. And as LeBron James says, 'it's a sprint now'
Random recommendation