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Catholic leaders discuss family and fraternity during congress in Ecuador
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The world is wounded, Catholic leaders said Thursday in Ecuador. But an emphasis on supporting the family could be a path towards healing. Catholic leaders from more than 50 countries have discussed this and other topics in Quito, the Ecuadoran capital,...
Convicted instigators in murder of Ecuador presidential candidate get 34-year prison sentences
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The two instigators of the 2023 assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio were sentenced on Friday to 34 years and eight months in prison. Three accomplices were sentenced to 12 years in prison. The Prosecutor’s Office had...
A court rules that pollution has violated the rights of a river that runs through Ecuador's capital
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — In an usual ruling, a court in Ecuador ruled Sunday that pollution has violated the rights of a river that runs through the capital, Quito. The city government appealed the ruling, which is based on an article of Ecuador’s Constitution that recognizes the...
