Pope Francis arrives in Colombia for 5-day visit
Pope Francis arrived in Colombia on Wednesday with a five-day agenda to promote peace and reconciliation in four cities. The top cleric of the Roman Catholic Church said while on…
Pope Francis arrived in Colombia on Wednesday with a five-day agenda to promote peace and reconciliation in four cities. The top cleric of the Roman Catholic Church said while on…
Hundreds of armed conflict victims will be attending mass with Pope Francis while the Catholic Church leader visits the central Colombian city of Villavicencio on Friday. Luis Emil Sanabria of…
Pope Francis called on Colombia’s Catholic majority to reconcile as the country faces major divisions after decades of war. In a video message released by the Colombian Catholic Church, the…
An ultra-conservative university and television network director has fallen out of grace with Colombia’s Catholic church after claiming Pope Francis is a “false prophet” who is “paving the way for…
Colombia’s last remaining Marxist-inspired rebel group the ELN on Monday proposed a bi-lateral ceasefire to the government, ahead of the September visit of Pope Francis. The rebels who are currently…
While Colombia’s politicians generally travel with heavily armed protection, Pope Francis reportedly wants to see not one armed policeman or a gun when visiting the South American country. According to Caracol Radio,…
Pope Francis confirmed on Thursday that he plans to visit Colombia this year. In an interview with German newspaper “Die Zeit,” the Catholic Church’s top clergy said that “the countries I plan to visit…
Pope Francis met with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and his predecessor Alvaro Uribe, for a private meeting after Santos successfully closed peace with the country’s largest rebel group opposed by…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos and right-wing opposition leader Alvaro Uribe will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday, in a bid to build consensus on a peace…