Ecuador – The commitment of a priest changes the life of a community and parish!

With 54 years of service in a rural parish in the Diocese of Guaranda, Ecuador, Salesian priest, Father Antonio Polo, has changed the region through his pastoral and spiritual efforts, but also with the help of the local population, through business ventures such as the development of Salinerito  (Salinerito, tienda en línea). When Fr. Antonio …

ACN Project of the Week – Ecuador

A vehicle for a parish in the Andes The parish of San José de Cuatro Esquinas (Saint Joseph of the Four Corners) in the Diocese of Guaranda lies at an altitude of well over 10,000 feet (3,100 m), around 8 km from the city of Guaranda, capital of Bolivar Province. It includes over 50 villages …

Project of the Week – Ecuador

Supporting the prison apostolate in the Archdiocese of Guayaquil Overall, violence is growing alarmingly in Latin America. Ecuador is the sixth worst among the countries affected by this problem. In the years 2021 to 2022 alone, the number of killings increased by over 80%. In the port city of Guayaquil, which has close to three …