Given the national strike and march called for October 15, the Peruvian Episcopal Conference (CEP) called for peace, unity and the rejection of violence, invoking the Lord of Miracles, whose devotion marks the month of October for the entire country. “Violence never generates justice or development,” they said.
In a statement signed by the presidency of the CEP, released this October 14, the bishops expressed that “as Pastors who accompany their people in this unique moment that our Country is experiencing,” they endorse “the words of the Holy Father Leo XIV, so that Peru ‘can continue along the path of reconciliation, dialogue and national unity’.”
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Next, the CEP reminds “all Peruvians” that “Peru needs us united in justice and respect, in democracy and freedom, in reconciliation and peace.”
The country, the bishops assured, “needs us committed to the weakest and most forgotten in our society. It needs us united to not allow anything to take away the flame of hope.”
Furthermore, they recognized that “all citizens have the right to demonstrate and express their ideas freely; however, this legitimate right must always be exercised with attitudes of peace, respect and fraternity, because we are all brothers and members of the same nation.”
Then the Peruvian prelates warned that “violence never generates justice or development: on the contrary, it destroys coexistence, weakens democracy and hurts the soul of the people.”
“It is time for us all to unite, firmly, to overcome the insecurity, crime, corruption and poverty that hits so many brothers; and thus together ‘let us make our Peru great’,” they expressed, remembering the traditional anthem of the Lord of Miracles.
The message concludes by asking “that the Lord of Miracles help us build a Country of true brothers united in faith, hope and love for Peru.”
The current crisis in Peru
Peru is immersed in a serious political and security crisis, which is framed by a growing number of homicides, extortions and a recent armed attack during a concert against the popular musical group “Agua Marina”.
In September 2025, according to the pollster Ipsosthe now former president Dina Boluarte reached the lowest point of approval of her government, with only 3%, and a disapproval of 96%.
In this context, the Peruvian Congress voted on Friday, October 10, to vacate Boluarte due to “permanent moral incapacity.” The until then president of parliament, José Jerí, took over as his replacement.
The national strike and march on October 15 is called mainly by transport unions, who demand from the authorities solutions to the growing violence and extortion they suffer at the hands of criminal groups.
David Ramos
Graduated in Communication Sciences from the Universidad Privada del Norte in Trujillo, Peru. With more than 12 years of experience in Catholic journalism working at ACI Prensa, I have been based in Mexico since 2018. I have covered Pope Francis’ trips to Ecuador, Paraguay, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Peru and Panama.