A retired archbishop who for decades was Peru's leading Catholic cleric has been disciplined following allegations of sexual abuse, the Vatican has said, confirming press reports.

The most violent period in Peru’s history still brings sorrow among the thousands who lost loved ones between 1980 and 2000.

Thousands of people have disappeared in Latin America during decades-long conflicts. Many have never been found, presumed to be the victims of dictatorships, insurgencies or organized crime.

Peruvian Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani has denied a report that alleges he sexually abused a minor in the 1980s, calling the accusations false, but acknowledged that restrictions were placed on his ministry.

Vanesa Escobar is a JURIST correspondent in Peru and a law graduate of Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco.  On December 10th Peru suffered yet another murder. This time, however, the

PLATTSBURGH TOWN, N.Y. (WCAX) - A Peru, New York man has died after police say he suffered a medical event behind the wheel. It happened Saturday morning on Route 9 in the town of Plattsburgh. New York State Police say Geoffrey Spear, 63, was headed north when he lost control of his pickup, hitting a utility pole and a tree.

Paleontologists in Peru have uncovered a remarkable 9-million-year-old fossil, which belonged to an ancestor of the great white shark. This ancient predator once roamed the southern Pacific Ocean, preying on sardines.

Paleontologists in Peru on Monday unveiled the 9-million-year-old fossil of a relative of the great white shark that once inhabited the waters of the southern Pacific Ocean, where it liked to devour sardines.

Peru is facing its worst public safety crisis in recent memory, with top government officials blaming transnational criminal organizations for the chaos and violence that’s also roiling neighbors Ecuador and Colombia.

Peru's gross domestic product expanded 3.93% in November compared with the same month of 2023, marking the eighth-consecutive month of economic expansion, the South American government's INEI statistics agency said on Wednesday.

Gaston Medina previously told the Committee to Protect Journalists he received death threats related to his reporting.

By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) -DP World is interested in investing more than $1 billion to expand port infrastructure in Peru, the country's government said on Wednesday following a meeting between President Dina Boluarte and the UAE port and logistics firm's top executive.