vatican city pope francis travel colombia week encourage fledgling peace process end half century war succession governments guerrilla group farc leave country deeply divide francis make 20th foreign trip pontiff fifth native latin america spend five days country visit capital bogota cities villavicencio medellin cartagena argentine pope delay accept government church invitation visit colombia 80 percent population catholic viable peace process way want go long time moment come vatican spokesman greg burke say leftist farc far colombia big rebel group introduce new political party last week major step transition civilian organization 50 years war kill 220,000 people 2016 peace deal government farc fighters grant amnesty allow participate politics whether rebel secure support colombians many revile remain see peace accord broke cuba norway initially reject less percent margin referendum modify enact like rest country colombia roman catholic bishops divide support deal say lenient guerrillas pope expect urge put aside differences trip sept. 6-10 help country move forward great task church colombia help stem polarization around peace process government guerrillas say archbishop octavio ruiz vatican official colombian time us accept grandeur forgiveness leave behind us dark period war blood hosffman ospino colombian professor pastoral theology religious education boston college school theology ministry say country ready begin new phase bishops colombia need play new role peace process help create political conscience tell reuters think pope need encourage church active player conversations reconstruction social order reconciliation main theme trip emphasis events friday city villavicencio south bogota bill great prayer meet national reconciliation pope listen testimonials people whose live affect violence deliver homily burke vatican spokesman say attend prayer meet would include victims violence well former guerrillas integrate colombian society time part recent peace process farc say would formal meet opposition politicians farc national liberation army eln second-largest insurgent group begin formal peace negotiations february three years secret talk marxist-led eln found radical roman catholic priests 1964 say could declare unilateral ceasefire trip honor pope francis praise bring attention world poor disenfranchise trip inter-related theme day builders peace promote life bogota reconciliation god among colombians nature villavicencio christian vocation apostolate medellin dignity people human right cartagena pope visit colombia boost peace process 50 years war