On 13 February, IRI Peru organized the conference Challenges for Faith Communities in Light of Laudato Si’ in Lima, featuring Cardinal Michael Czerny, Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, together with Apostolic Nuncio Paolo Rocco Gualtieri. The event brought together Catholic, evangelical, Methodist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Jewish, Bahá’í, Brahma Kumaris, and Muslim representatives, as well as church leaders, Indigenous voices, and environmental experts. With 106 participants in person, social media and radio transmission, and coverage by Catholic and regional media, the conference became a major platform for positioning faith communities as moral actors on environmental protection, deforestation, and public responsibility. As the only event in Cardinal Czerny’s private agenda in Peru, it also strengthened IRI Peru’s visibility and convening power at the intersection of faith, ecology, and public engagement. By creating a high-profile public space for faith-based environmental leadership, IRI Peru is helping move forest protection further into national moral and civic debate.
