The Catholic Church in Colombia has published a subsidy for the day of prayer for peace in the Catatumbo, an area of which more than 36,000 people have fled due to clashes between armed groups.
The Episcopal Conference of Colombia (CEC) convened a national day of prayer for the Catatumbo and the Peace of Colombia a few days. This, following the humanitarian crisis that has caused in the department of Norte de Santander the clashes between the dissidents of the FARC and the National Liberation Army (ELN).
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According to the Ombudsmanthere are already more than 36,000 people who have left their homes in the Catatumbo. Most have fled to the municipalities of Cúcuta, Ocaña and Tibú.
The prayer day coincides with the sixth edition of the Word of God, convened since 2019 by Pope Francis.
In that sense, from its website, the Episcopate “invites the faithful to turn the Word of God as a source of comfort and guide”, in the midst of the humanitarian crisis in the north of the country.
Regarding the prayer day, the Liturgy Department of the permanent secretariat of the Episcopate has prepared a liturgical subsidy – which contains a sentence – so that it is used in all parishes in the country. The material can be downloaded here.
On its website, the CEC said that “this initiative seeks to unite Colombians in a request for reconciliation and justice for a region hit by violence, promoting a message of peace in communion with the hope that inspires the Word of God.”
Eduardo Berdejo
Professional in Social Communication of the National University of San Marcos in Peru, I have more than 20 years of experience in Catholic digital journalism. As part of ACI Press, I have been sent to cover the trips of Pope Francis to Cuba, Mexico, Colombia and Peru, in addition to the Synod of Sinodality in the Vatican in 2023.