Concluding trip to Colombia, pope appeals to people to ‘untie the knots of violence’ after 50-year civil warPope Francis, his eye bandaged and blackened after an accident in the popemobile, wrapped up his trip to Colombia on Sunday appealing to the country to “untie the knots of violence” after a 50-year civil war. His last day in the country got off to a rocky start when he lost his balance and bumped his head while riding in the popemobile. “Only if we help to untie the knots of violence, will we unravel the complex threads of disagreements,” he said. The pope used the occasion to again decry modern slavery and human trafficking and defend the rights of immigrants. Human rights groups estimate millions of people around the world are victims of human trafficking and forms of modern slavery such as forced labor and prostitution.

Source: The Guardian September 11, 2017 03:00 UTC