Pope Francis to visit Colombia in early 2017: Santos
Pope Francis will visit Colombia in the first quarter of 2017, the country’s President Juan Manuel Santos said Wednesday. “After talking with the Vatican we have good news: we can confirm…
Pope Francis will visit Colombia in the first quarter of 2017, the country’s President Juan Manuel Santos said Wednesday. “After talking with the Vatican we have good news: we can confirm…
Pope Francis has declined an invitation by Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos to help pick judges for a transitional justice tribunal in the event a peace deal with FARC rebels is…
The Colombian government and FARC guerrillas on Friday unveiled the independent mechanism they have negotiated for selecting judges for special peace tribunals, a process in which they will seek to…
Colombia’s left-wing FARC rebels called on Pope Francis on Sunday to intervene in ongoing peace talks with the government in an open letter penned by the group’s commander-in-chief.
Representatives from FARC, Colombia’s largest guerrilla faction, released a statement of thanks and greetings to Pope Francis.
Pope Francis begged the Colombian government and rebels on Sunday to end South America’s longest-running conflict, saying they simply had no right to let ongoing peace talks fail.
The Vatican on Tuesday dismissed the possibility of any kind of meeting between Pope Francis and representatives of the FARC in Cuba.
Pope Francis has no plans to meet with the FARC during his visit to Cuba next month, the Vatican said Wednesday.