The Colombian government will decide when the time is right to start peace talks with Marxist guerrilla group FARC, President Juan Manuel Santos told the country’s bishops Tuesday. Santos assured…
Colombia’s Catholic church has urged alias “Alfonso Cano,” the FARC’s supreme leader, to lay down his arms and negotiate a political and peaceful solution. “To ‘Cano’ we extend a hand,…
A priest and university chaplain died of seven stab wounds as thieves tried to steal his cell phone in the west of Bogota, Thursday evening, local media reported. Father Gustavo…
Pope Benedict XVI called for an end to violence in Colombia while leading the outdoor Palm Sunday Mass on St. Peter’s Square in Rome. The religious leader, speaking before tens…
Two Cali museums have teamed up to create an exhibit that presents the different religious conceptions held by pre-Columbian and colonial Christian cultures in Colombia. The 35-piece exhibit called “Pasion,…
Traditional Easter celebrations will take place across Colombia next week, inviting visitors to discover the rich cultural, architectural and religious facets of the country. While churches and plazas will be…
Colombian celebrity Milena Lopez thanked God Friday for her new job as host of the country’s stupidest television program, “Muy Buenos Dias” (Very Good Morning). Lopez was picked to host…
The so-called intelligence of a group depends in part on the ignorance of its members. When the soil nourishing the roots of our knowledge goes untilled—when our collective wisdom goes…
A young man, 20, and girl, 3, were wounded when a gunman opened fire in the family’s home in Barranquilla, northern Colombia, but both are in stable condition, newspaper El…