Bogotá, Colombia, Aug 12, 2013 / 13:29 pm
The Bishops' Conference of Colombia has announced that the capital city of Bogota will be the site of the third World Apostolic Congress on Divine Mercy, to be held Aug. 15-19, 2014.
Bishop Julio Hernando Garcia of Istima Tado, who heads the committee charged with organizing the event, made the announcement during a press conference on Aug. 8.
He said the congress will be "a platform for healing the wounds of the conflict that has shaken the country for more than 60 years."
"All of the problems that we are living through and experiencing in the country pose an enormous challenge, such that the congress can't be simply a pious experience. It also must have a social transcendence that implies political and economic commitments and very concrete realities," the bishop said.