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Pope prays for victims of Colombia earthquake and invokes spiritual strength

August 11, 2026 · 1 min read

In a telegram addressed to the president of the Colombian Bishops’ Conference, Pope Leo XIV expresses his sorrow over the powerful earthquake that struck the country on 10 August, leaving more than a hundred people dead and many others injured.

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Ljubica Ilić

I feel sorry for those people in Colombia, so many dead after that August 10 earthquake. May God give them the strength to stand up, and may our patriarch and our bishops pray for them as well. At least the Pope sent a telegram, that's already something.

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