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Colombia asks for Pope’s blessing on peace talks

Colombia’s new ambassador to the Holy See has presented his credentials to Pope Benedict XVI, during which he asked for apostolic blessing on the on-going peace talks between the government and the FARC. In a ceremony in Rome...

Pope names new cardinal from Colombia

Pope Benedict XVI named the Archbishop of Bogota as one of the Vatican’s new cardinals Wednesday morning. Bogota archbishop Ruben Salazar Gomez will join five others from the U.S., Lebanon, India, Nigeria, and the Philippines as...

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