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Pope Francis to Visit Colombia in September

Argentine Pontiff to Visit Cities of Bogotá, Villavicencio, Medellín and Cartagena from 6-11 September

marzo 10, 2017 16:46Deborah Castellano LubovMeetings

The Pope will be in Colombia at the beginning of September 2017. This was confirmed this afternoon, March 10, 2017, by the Holy See Press Office.

«Accepting the invitation of the President of the Republic and the Colombian bishops, His Holiness the Pope Francis will make an Apostolic Trip to Colombia from 6 to 11 September 2017, visiting the cities of Bogotá, Villavicencio, Medellín and Cartagena. The programme for the trip will be published shortly.»

The Vatican has been playing an important role in the peace process in Colombia between the government and the nation’s largest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, referred often to as FARC.

marzo 10, 2017 16:46Meetings

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Deborah Castellano Lubov is Senior Vatican & Rome Correspondent for ZENIT; author of 'The Other Francis' ('L'Altro Francesco') featuring interviews with those closest to the Pope and preface by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Parolin (currently published in 5 languages); Deborah is also NBC & MSNBC Vatican Analyst. She often covers the Pope's travels abroad, often from the Papal Flight (including for historic trips such as to Abu Dhabi and Japan & Thailand), and has also asked him questions on the return-flight press conference on behalf of the English-speaking press present. Lubov has done much TV & radio commentary, including for NBC, Sky, EWTN, BBC, Vatican Radio, AP, Reuters and more. She also has contributed to various books on the Pope and has written for various Catholic publications. For 'The Other Francis': http://www.gracewing.co.uk/page219.html or https://www.amazon.com/Other-Francis-Everything-They-about/dp/0852449348/