Rome, Italy, May 25, 2017 / 15:51 pm
Pope Francis is headed to Colombia this summer, and one of the nation's leading bishops believes the visit will be a chance for progress for many countries in the region.
Cardinal Rubén Salazar Gómez of Bogota said the Pope's message will be relevant for all Latin American countries. The visit is "truly going to help all of us create stronger bonds between the different countries and also to be able to work toward common solutions," he said.
"I think the Holy Father is aware that Colombia has a certain emblematic character in Latin America, because perhaps it is the best sample of the problems we suffer from on the continent," said the cardinal, who is also president of the Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM).
He was speaking to reporters after the CELAM president met with ambassadors accredited to the Holy See.