Pope Francis strongly condemned the “unjustifiable” assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate and urged all Ecuadorians to work together for peace.
FILE - Pope Francis reads his speech during the general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, on, Aug. 9, 2023. Pope Francis on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, strongly condemned the “unjustifiable” assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate and urged all Ecuadorans to work together for peace. The Argentine pope sent a telegram of condolence following the brazen assassination of Fernando Villavicencio at a political rally Wednesday night.
History's first Latin American pope sent a telegram of condolence following the brazen assassination of Fernando Villavicencio at a political rally Wednesday in the capital Quito. The killing of a figure whose life work was fighting crime and corruption has focused global attention on Ecuador’s wave of violent deaths and the country’s vulnerability to crime.
The Argentine Jesuit pope, who visited Ecuador in 2015 in one of the first trips of his pontificate, said he was praying for Villavicencio’s family and all Ecuador’s people. “Likewise, in the face of the suffering caused by unjustifiable violence, which he condemns with all his forces, His Holiness calls on all citizens and political forces to join in a common effort in favor of peace,” said the telegram, which was signed by the Vatican secretary of state.
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