SÃO PAULO, Brazil – One week after a drug lord escaped from prison and detonated an unprecedented crisis of violence in Ecuador, local Catholics are trying to address the atmosphere of insecurity that lingers over the South American country, with businesses closed and a nationwide curfew.
Catholics in the Latin Anerican nation, who make up an estimated 77 per cent of the population, have been praying and asking for peace, while working to mitigate some of the damages caused by the chaotic circumstances.
