Colombia is Organising a Day of For Pace in Colombia.

The rebels hailed Francis as “the pope of the poor”, and asked him to help organise a day of atonement for all parties involved in the Colombian conflict over more than 50 years, so they can take responsibility for their actions and vow not to repeat them.

Leftist rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia has appealed for support from Pope Francis to organise a day for peace in Colombia.“We would like to ask you today to keep spreading the goodnews of peace in Colombia,” FARC said in a statement.


On Sunday, the pontiff advocated peace in the South American country during his visit to Cuba, where the Colombian government and FARC have been holding peace talks for almost three years.

“We cannot afford another failure in this path of peace and reconciliation,” Francis said, after a crowded mass on Havana’s Revolution Square.

The pontiff asked for “definitive peace” in Colombia.

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The Vatican had ruled out a meeting between the Pope and Colombian delegations during his four-day visit to Cuba, arguing that the matter concerned a third country even though FARC had repeatedly requested such a meeting.