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Relic of John Paul II's blood

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Several mothers of the 10 hostages freed by a Colombian rebel group after almost fourteen years in captivity said their sons were liberated thanks to the intercession of Blessed John Paul II.

The mothers told a local Colombian TV station that when the late pontiff’s relics were brought to the country last January, they went to venerate them and to pray for the release of their sons who were kidnapped by the Marxist rebel group FARC in 1998.

The relic consists of a vile of blood taken from Blessed John Paul II when he hospitalized before his death in 2005.

The release of the ten hostages took place on April 2, the seventh anniversary of Blessed John Paul II’s death and the mothers said they plan to put their testimonies in writing and send them to the Vatican.

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