Holy Father Pope Francis expressed his sorrow on having received news of the murder of three journalists by a rogue faction of the now disbanded Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (known as FARC). Ecuador’s president, meanwhile, has vowed to find, capture, and punish the killers.
As reported by Vatican News, Holy Father Pope Francis remarked that “I pray for them and their families and I am close to the dear Ecuadorian people, encouraging them to go forward, united and peaceful, with the help of the Lord and of His Most Holy Mother.”
Following the confirmation of the murders of reporter Javier Ortega, photographer Paul Rivas and driver Efrain Segarra, kidnapped on March 26th, by gunmen belonging to the Oliver Sinisterra group, Ecuador`s President Lenin Moreno cancelled his trip, to the Summit of the Americas in Peru, vowing immediate action in coordination with Colombian Armed Forces.
