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Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia

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.)

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

Aug 21
Eduardo Campos Lima

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.)

New leaders of Colombian Church arrive amid polarization and violence

Jul 5
Eduardo Campos Lima

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

Protestors occupy Vatican embassy in Colombia

Jun 8
Eduardo Campos Lima

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.)

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

May 29
Eduardo Campos Lima

A meeting of the Indigenous Pastoral Ministry of the Archdiocese of Popayán. (Credit: Luis Ariel Fiscué.)

Church worried about growing violence in south Colombia

Mar 19
Eduardo Campos Lima

Pope Francis backs reconciliation process in Colombia

Jul 1, 2022
Inés San Martín

Colombia church massacre victims ID’d with DNA put to rest

Nov 19, 2019
Associated Press

After Colombian election, Church official urges talks with ex-guerrillas

Jun 19, 2018
Cody Weddle

How Pope Francis won the Nobel Peace Prize after all

Oct 9, 2016
John L. Allen Jr.

Peace deal puts Colombia at heart of Year of Mercy

Sep 24, 2016
Austen Ivereigh