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Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos, front left, and the top commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, Rodrigo Londono, known by the alias Timochenko, shake hands after signing the peace agreement between the government and the FARC to end over 50 years of conflict, in Cartagena, Colombia, Sept. 26, 2016. (Credit: Fernando Vergara/AP.)

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After 8-day blockade in Colombia, Church officials ask rebels to leave people out of their conflicts

by Eduardo Campos Lima August 21, 2024

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As Colombia cease-fire ends, church pushes for reset on peace talks

by Eduardo Campos Lima August 5, 2024August 5, 2024

Father Oscar de la Vega at Saint John Paul II Church, located in the southern part of Cali, Colombia. (Credit: St. John Paul II Church.)

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Man shot dead before Mass inside of church in Colombia

by Eduardo Campos Lima July 18, 2024

Bishop Noel Londoño Buitrago of Jericó celebrates Mass at the parish of the Immaculate Conception in Caramanta on June 15, 2024. (Credit: Diocese of Jericó.)

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Colombian bishop resigns early amid coverup allegations

by Elise Ann Allen July 16, 2024July 16, 2024

Colombia’s Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez, center, stands with the relatives of 19 young people who were falsely presented as guerrillas killed in combat by the Colombian army during the country’s internal conflict, during an act of recognition and public apology by the state for their extrajudicial execution, in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (Fernando Vergara/AP.)

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New leaders of Colombian Church arrive amid polarization and violence

by Eduardo Campos Lima July 5, 2024

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Priest’s murder in Colombia shocks Catholic, civic communities

by Eduardo Campos Lima June 10, 2024June 10, 2024

Apostolic Nunciature in Bogotá, Colombia. (Credit: Wikipedia.)

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Protestors occupy Vatican embassy in Colombia

by Eduardo Campos Lima June 8, 2024June 8, 2024

A man talks on his cellphone in front of a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, propaganda billboards of Andrey Avendano and other members of the Central General Staff of the FARC, before peace talks with the government of Colombia in Tibu, Colombia, Oct. 8, 2023. (Credit: Fernando Vergara/AP.)

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Amid growing violence in southwestern Colombia, Church calls for dialogue and peace

by Eduardo Campos Lima May 29, 2024

Colombian President Gustavo Petro attends a swearing-in ceremony for the newly appointed attorney general at the Presidential Palace in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, March 22, 2024. (Credit: Fernando Vergara/AP.)

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Despite major blow to peace talks with guerrillas, Colombia Church still confident

by Eduardo Campos Lima May 14, 2024

Children look at an armored vehicle in Toribio, southwest Colombia, Oct. 30, 2019. A report published Tuesday, July 26, 2022, by the United Nations Human Rights Office said that violence is increasing in many rural areas of Colombia despite a 2016 peace deal between the government and the country’s largest guerrilla group.n killed in crimes that remain largely unsolved. (Credit: Christian Escobar Mora/AP.)

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Colombian bishops call day of prayer as part of ‘silent service’ for peace

by Eduardo Campos Lima April 29, 2024April 29, 2024

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