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Archdiocese of Popayán leads prayer day for freedom and return of kidnapped
The Archdiocese of Popayán led a day of prayer on October 15 to ask for the freedom of kidnapped individuals and the return of those held captive. The event involved 92 parishes across the archdiocese, including Nuestra Señora de Chiquinquirá in Silvia and Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Las Lajas in Timbío.
During the day of prayer, Archbishop Omar Alberto Sánchez Cubillos expressed gratitude for the recent release of a young man and a married couple who were held for approximately 100 days. While celebrating these returns, the archbishop sent messages of spiritual strength to those still in captivity and asked their captors to respect their lives and provide them with dignified treatment.
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- Official sourceEl Cauca came together in prayer for freedom and the return of the kidnapped to their homes
Archdiocese of Popayán · Comunicaciones Arquidiócesis de Popayán
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