Colombian prelate decries ‘another pandemic’: ‘irrational violence’ (Fides)

“Every human life is sacred,” said Bishop Juan Carlos Cárdenas Toro of Pasto, the capital of Nariño Department (map). The prelate called on authorities to “do their utmost to guarantee the fundamental right to life of every person, in particular those whose rights have been violated and who are vulnerable: women, children of both sexes, adolescents, ethnic and peasant communities.”