Make your gift today!
Help keep Catholics around the world educated and informed.
Already donated? Log in to stop seeing these donation pop-ups.
Leading Bolivian prelate hopeful as Socialists lose power
October 28, 2025
» Continue to this story on Vatican News (Spanish)
CWN Editor's Note: The president of the Bolivian Episcopal Conference expressed hope after voters ended nearly two decades of Socialist rule.
“For society, it [the election result] represents the hope that the new leaders will seek to lift the country out of the economic stagnation that has so severely affected it,” said Bishop Aurelio Pesoa Ribera, OFM, of El Beni o Beni. “For the Church, it represents a concrete opportunity for better days to come for all the people.”
“The most necessary [reforms], and the ones that all Bolivians demand, are those of justice, education, and the health system.” the prelate added. “The new government should allow the Church to continue its social mission: to be close to the poorest and most vulnerable.”
The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in the original source (link above). About CWN news coverage.
For all current news, visit our News home page.
All comments are moderated. To lighten our editing burden, only current donors are allowed to Sound Off. If you are a current donor, log in to see the comment form; otherwise please support our work, and Sound Off!
