Cover image: Primatial Cathedral of Bogotá, Colombia, by Bernard Gagnon - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0
The Bishops of Colombia will renew the country’s consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, as an expression “of the fervent yearning of the Catholic Church for unity, peace, and reconciliation in Colombia.”
Cardinal Rubén Salazar, the Archbishop emeritus of Bogotá, will preside at a Solemn Mass for the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with numerous prelates taking part, including the current Archbishop of Bogotá and Primate of Colombia; the Apostolic Nuncio; the president and vice-president of the Colombian Bishops’ Conference; and other archbishops and bishops from around the country. The assembled clerics will charged with consecrating Catholic homes, parishes, and the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, while praying this year especially for the end to the Covid-19 pandemic and the health of the Colombian people.
