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In Ecuador, power-dependent patients wait in anguish as the government imposes hours-long blackouts

Oct. 26, 2024 00:08 AM EDT

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The first time the electricity went off at night, Linda Vidal went into panic mode. For more than a year, the 52-year-old Ecuadorian woman suffering from Hodgkin lymphoma and a chronic respiratory disease has relied on an electricity-powered oxygen concentrator to breathe...

Catholic leaders discuss family and fraternity during congress in Ecuador

Sep. 12, 2024 14:30 PM EDT

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,...