AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Pope Francis: a delegate of the Holy See in the peace process

Thursday, 20 August 2015

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Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - His Exc. Mgr. Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga, I.M.C., Archbishop of Tunja (Colombia) and President of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia, confirmed to a local radio station that the Holy Father has proposed an Observer of the Holy See in the peace negotiations that are taking place in Havana (Cuba). "This is the form in which Pope Francis can support the Colombian peace process", he said and then repeated: "The acceptance of this figure must have the consent of both parties, the Colombian government and the FARC". (CE) (Agenzia Fides 20/08/2015)