Support of Statement by Family of St. Joseph of Latin America

Dear President Jeanine Áñez Chávez and Leaders of all Faiths,

We, the Leaders of the Congregations and Federations of the Sisters of St. Joseph, representing over 7000 sisters throughout the globe, offer our support and full agreement with the attached Statement issued on June 30, 2020 by the Network and Family of Sisters of St. Joseph in Latin America and the Caribbean regarding drug trafficking in Bolivia. We, too, denounce the illicit activity of drug trafficking throughout Bolivia and especially in the Bella Vista del Iténez Beni region.

We implore you to be courageous and stop the violence and trafficking once and for all, thereby safeguarding the future of the youth and for Bolivia and nearby countries.

We pray that you will stand up and do what is right.

Blessings,

The Global Leaders of the Sisters of St. Joseph

Catherine Barange, France

Breda Gainey, France

Gemma Gastaldi, Italy

Sally M. Hodgdon, USA

Maryellen Kane, USA

Loretta Manzara, Canada

Mary Elizabeth Nelsen, USA

Elsa Maria Nóbile, Argentine

Marlene Roy, Canada