The work of the Catholic Church in Africa to care for people living with AIDS is designed to show solidarity with everyone in need.
Over three million people in Colombia have been dislocated by civil war and violence related to drug trafficking.
The embargo “undeniably has a negative influence on the life of the people,” Archbishop Celli told Vatican Radio Nov. 13.
“We pledge...to ensure that all C.C.H.D. funds are used faithfully, effectively and in accord with Catholic social and moral teaching,” said Bishop Roger P. Morin.
The growing number of people in U.S. detention centers has made the issue of access even more urgent.