Colombia has lived for more than 50 years with an absurd war, but there is a way forward out of the darkness,

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“Jesus scatters and destroys all this darkness with the command he gives to Peter” to “put out into the deep sea.”

‘I hope that we overcome the fratricidal conflict that has marked the history of our country for two centuries.’

“This trip is special because it is a visit to help Colombia to continue forward on the path of peace.”

Colombia has been torn by armed conflict since 1964, and drug-trafficking related to cocaine production is a major problem.