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Colombian bishop: Desecration of church, Eucharist 'wounds all Catholics'

Dec 17, 2020

A Colombian bishop has decried the desecration of a Catholic church and its tabernacle in the country and called on... Read more

Colombian bishops pray for victims of two new massacres

Sep 24, 2020

The Colombian Bishops’ Conference this week offered prayers and voiced “deep sorrow” over two new massacres in the country in... Read more

Colombian bishops pray for peace following murder of 13 young people

Aug 19, 2020

The Colombian Bishops’ Conference appealed for peace following two brutal massacres of young people last week in the country. In... Read more

Catholic ministry in Colombia marks three years of feeding migrants

Jun 8, 2020

June 5 marks three years since the Diocese of Cúcuta, Colombia opened its Divine Providence House of Transit in response... Read more

Food delivery to families of Salesian oratory children.

Salesians in Bogota aid poor families hard hit by COVID lockdown

May 28, 2020

Salesian ministries in Bogota, Colombia, have joined forces to feed the families of the children and young people they serve... Read more

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Colombian archbishop removes from ministry 15 priests accused of sexual abuse

Apr 6, 2020

The president of the Colombian bishops’ conference, Óscar Urbina, suspended 15 priests of his archdiocese from ministry who have been... Read more

Diana Maria Toro on the day of her release. Courtesy photo.

Colombian kidnapping victim says God is faithful

Apr 3, 2020

Diana María Toro Vélez was kidnapped on a September day, as she drove home from Mass in the Colombian city... Read more

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Father's bid to halt 8th month abortion makes headlines in Colombia

Feb 23, 2020

A late term abortion case has made national headlines in Colombia after a father lost a court appeal to save... Read more

In Colombia, lawsuits seek to ban legal abortion

Feb 3, 2020

Amid an ongoing court case challenging legal abortion in Colombia, the nation’s bishops have spoken up in defense of the... Read more

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Baptismal record for same-sex couples causes controversy in Colombia

Jul 25, 2019

The recent baptism of a child raised by a same-sex couple has caused a controversy in Colombia, after a parish... Read more

Colombia food bank calls for ‘heroes’ to serve those in need

May 14, 2019

A major food bank in Bogota, Colombia, is calling for local people and organizations to partner with them as they... Read more

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March for Life events throughout Colombia draws thousands

May 6, 2019

Thousands attended pro-life marches in cities across Colombia on May 4, under the theme “I choose both lives.”  Read more

Venezuelan migrants waiting to enter the Divine Providence House in Cucuta, Colombia.

Colombian diocese has served 1 million meals to Venezuelan migrants

Mar 20, 2019

The Diocese of Cúcuta in Colombia reported this week that it has provided 1 million meals to Venezuelan migrants affected... Read more

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Terror cannot be the seed of peace, Bogota cardinal says after car bomb

Jan 19, 2019

Cardinal Ruben Salazar Gomez of Bogota said that terror can never be the seed of justice and peace, following Thursday's... Read more

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Colombian diocese honored for serving Venezuelan migrants

Dec 4, 2018

The Diocese of  Cúcuta, Colombia, has been awarded a Portafolio Award, an annual recognition in the country given to organizations... Read more

Colombia drug route battle leaves residents trapped in homes

Apr 26, 2018

Residents of the Catatumbo region of Colombia, which borders Venezuela, are trapped in their own homes due to an ongoing... Read more

Hosts donated by the Bishop Víctor Manuel Ochoaof Cúcuta. Photo: Diocese of Cúcuta.

Colombian diocese donates 250,000 hosts to alleviate shortage in Venezuela

Apr 2, 2018

With a flour shortage leading to a lack of hosts in Venezuela, the neighboring diocese of Cúcuta, Colombia donated 250,000... Read more

Migrant child has lunch at the Casa de Paso "Divina Providencia" in Cu?cuta.

Local Church aids migrants crossing from Venezuela to Colombia

Mar 2, 2018

As thousands continue to pour across the border from Venezuela to Colombia, the local Church is helping meet the needs... Read more

CNN's 2016 Hero of the Year fights euthanasia of children in Colombia

Feb 27, 2018

In 2016, Jeison Aristizabal was named CNN’s Hero of the Year for overcoming the challenges posed by cerebral palsy and... Read more

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Man builds replica of St Peter's Basilica with 36,000 toothpicks

Dec 26, 2017

The Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum, the Statue of Liberty, the Taj Mahal; these are just some of the monuments that... Read more