Pope Francis waves to the crowd while arriving for a holy mass at Simon Bolivar park in Bogota, Colombia September 7, 2017. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
VILLAVICENCIO/BOGOTA, Colombia (Reuters) - Thousands of victims of Colombia's five-decade war will seek blessings, guidance and a path to forgiveness from Pope Francis on Friday, during his visit to a region that for years has been known as an epicentre of violence.
The Argentine pope has received a rapturous welcome in Colombia, a majority Roman Catholic nation, bringing with him a message of peace and unity as he seeks to strengthen faith and heal the scars of civil war.
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