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September 5, 2017

More than 1,000 Catholics ask church to seek pardon for role in conflict

Victims, who say they were harmed by the actions of priests and the Catholic Church, speak at a Mass in Bogota Sept. 3.

BOGOTA, Colombia – Lilia Yaya recalls being unwelcome in the Catholic Church. Her father, a communist political organizer and labor leader, was excommunicated from the church for his views and activism. Yaya was singled out as a troublemaker in her Catholic school for her father's political activities.

Published in International