Protesters and police clash in Lima, Peru, December 7, after Congress voted to oust Peruvian President Pedro Mr Castillo. Photo: CNS/Gerardo Marin, Reuters Peru’s bishops called for national unity and urged citizens to stand up for democracy and the rule of law as the president closed Congress and was subsequently impeached and arrested. In a statement December 7, the bishops’ conference said it “emphatically and absolutely rejects the rupture in the constitutional order. The defence of democracy is…
