Vatican announces pope will attend reconciliation events in Colombia
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IMAGE: CNS photo/Leonardo Munoz, EPABy Rhina GuidosWASHINGTON (CNS) -- Days after rebels in Colombia announced turningin the last of their cache of weapons over to international observers, theVatican announced June 23 details of Pope Francis' September trip to thewar-torn South American country.The pope is scheduled to visit four cities, starting histrip in the Colombian capital of Bogota Sept. 6, followed by day tripsto Villavicencio and Medellin Sept. 8 and 9, respectively, and headingback to Rome from Cartagena after Mass Sept. 10.Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos had said the pontiffhad promised him he would visit Colombia if the government and the rebel group knownas FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias) signed a peace agreement. Though Colombianvoters last year rejected a referendum on the peace agreement between thegovernment and FARC, Santos later negotiated a modified deal withColombian opposition leader and former President Alvaro Uribe. The process camewith help fr...
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By Rhina Guidos
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Days after rebels in Colombia announced turning
in the last of their cache of weapons over to international observers, the
Vatican announced June 23 details of Pope Francis' September trip to the
war-torn South American country.
The pope is scheduled to visit four cities, starting his
trip in the Colombian capital of Bogota Sept. 6, followed by day trips
to Villavicencio and Medellin Sept. 8 and 9, respectively, and heading
back to Rome from Cartagena after Mass Sept. 10.
Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos had said the pontiff
had promised him he would visit Colombia if the government and the rebel group known
as FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias) signed a peace agreement. Though Colombian
voters last year rejected a referendum on the peace agreement between the
government and FARC, Santos later negotiated a modified deal with
Colombian opposition leader and former President Alvaro Uribe. The process came
with help from the Vatican, including the pope, who met with the two men in
late 2016.
The rebels began turning in their weapons to United Nations
observers in early June and all were expected to be turned in by June 20,
bringing 52 years of war to an end.
The pope is expected to take part Sept. 8 in several
acts of reconciliation, including a Mass and prayer, in Villavicencio,
according to a schedule released by the Vatican.
Colombian Vice President Oscar Naranjo said in an interview published June 23 in El Tiempo newspaper that that pope's trip comes at a time in the
country "when the discussion stops being about how to win the war, but how to
achieve peace." The pope's trip cannot be "just another episode" in the
national discourse about peace, said Naranjo.
According to some estimates, more than 220,000 have died in
the decades-long conflict, tens of thousands have been injured, and more than 7
million were displaced. Concerns about the end of the conflict were reawakened when
a bomb exploded inside a mall bathroom in Bogota June 17, killing three and
injuring nine people. Some blamed another rebel group, the National Liberation
Army, or ELN (Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional). The group, however, denied
involvement and said it doesn't target civilians.
While in Colombia, the pope also is set to meet in Bogota Sept. 7 with the directive committee of the Latin American bishops' council,
known as CELAM for its Spanish acronym.
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