COFOA/PICO joined 132 international organizations that sent a letter to El Salvador’s legislature expressing support for a proposal to enshrine the human rights to food and water in the country’s Constitution. The letter was delivered at a press conference as…
Manuel Cibrian, 19, has been threatened by gang members in his village of El Angel, next to Barahona, where he lives with his father. He decided to attend COFOA leadership training and community meetings because he wants a safer place…
In advance of the fall visit by Pope Francis to Philadelphia, Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez of Honduras is meeting with 200 PICO representatives from across the United States. Using Pope Francis’ Joy of the Gospel, Cardinal Rodriguez will talk about the…
Two hundred leaders from across La Paz met with candidates from four major parties contending for seats in El Salvador’s legislature in advance of elections. Together with Caritas, a Catholic social service provider, they demanded passage of Article 69 which…
Thirty-five years after the assassination of Bishop Romero, Communidades de Fe Organizadas para la Accion continues the struggle in El Salvador for dignity and human rights. In 2014 the daily face of injustice is violence, forced migration, and poverty. In…
Published Sept. 12, 2014 Residents call for immediate installation of a police station. Gang members have threatened the local priest; gang members say they want to take care of the canton because it is their territory. If removed, "they will…
On Thursday September 25, 2014, Zacatecoluca Bishop Elías Samuel Bolaños Avelar; Fr. Fidel Cortez Bonilla and leaders of Jesus Redeemer Parish in Village of San Pedro Barahona Masahuat; and leaders from the Village of St. Therese ( municipality of Santiago…
“My daughter was attacked three times and because of the trauma she left school." —anonymous leader in La Paz Violence, intimidation and extortion are not only causing migration to the United States, it is also destroying community, hope and opportunity…
The homicide rate in El Salvador has doubled this year to nearly 10 deaths per day. COFOA leaders have launched a listening campaign in all the parishes of the Zacetecoluca Diocese to elicit ideas and support for real solutions to…
After months of work, COFOA leaders have gotten the funding for a much needed bridge. COFOA leaders from Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Socorro secured a commitment from Mayor Francisco Salvador Hirezi and the municipal council for funding to…
