Colombia
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Malteser International helping Venezuelan refugees
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Special to the Bulletin
Published March 7, 2019RIOHACHA, Colombia—Amid political unrest in Venezuela, those opposing embattled President Nicolas Maduro fight to deliver humanitarian aid into the country. Malteser International steadfastly labors to provide medical and other care across the border in northern Colombia to desperate refugees and impoverished indigenous people in the departments of La Guajira and Magdalena. In Riohacha, La Guajira, […] Full Story | En Español
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Bruised, not broken: Pope encourages Colombians to pursue peace
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published September 21, 2017CARTAGENA, Colombia (CNS)—Pope Francis said he had no magic words or special recipes for Colombians seeking peace, but rather he wanted to listen to them, learn from them and travel a bit of the road with them. He had a small accident on the road Sept. 10 in Cartagena, the last city and last day […] Full Story
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Be brave in finding new ways to live, share faith, pope says
By CINDY WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Published September 21, 2017MEDELLIN, Colombia (CNS)—In a city many think of as being synonymous with new directions for the Catholic Church, Pope Francis told Colombian Catholics faith is not measured by how well they follow rules, but by the depth of their prayer life and the degree to which it pushes them to share the Gospel. The pope’s […] Full Story