Holy Virgin appears on a banana leaf in Colombia (video)
Religious visions appeared on a banana leaf Monday before the residents of the northern Colombia town of Usiacuri. Carlina Cera was walking in her aunt’s backyard when she saw yellow marks…
Religious visions appeared on a banana leaf Monday before the residents of the northern Colombia town of Usiacuri. Carlina Cera was walking in her aunt’s backyard when she saw yellow marks…
Thousands of worshipers flocked to the southwestern Colombian city of Popayan this week to participate in the festivites of the Holy Week. This year marks Popayan’s 456th celebration of the…
A central Colombian town claims to have the largest collection of crucifixes in the world, with over 2,700 crosses and Christs. The religious icons are housed in a “Christ Museum”…
For those wanting to enjoy Holy Week in a traditional setting, ten of Colombia’s most beautiful colonial towns are offering cultural celebrations and natural wonders to delight their visitors. The…
Organizers of Bogota’s Iberoamerican theater festival have conjured up quite a surprise for visitors — 30 shamans are to lead the opening ceremony. The invited shamans and witches, who hail…
Youtube has given birth to a whole new breed of televangelists, although a recent Colombian incarnation seems to have an oddly satanic bent. Colombian “fallen angel” and Youtube “artist” Hernando…
Colombia’s catholic church on Thursday objected to a sexual education campaign in Bogota schools promoting tolerance towards homosexuality, claiming campaigns like this may promote homosexual behavior among children. According to…
Pope Benedict XVI has sent Christmas prayers to the Colombian people, calling for roads to peace to be opened. Colombian bishop Juan Vicente Cordoba said he had received a telegram…
Colombia’s Catholic Church and the country’s Inspector General on Tuesday strongly criticized a court decision to allow a gay U.S. journalist to adopt two Colombian boys, suggesting he may become…