A mother detained in a maximum-security jail still had the right to organize a Catholic funeral for her son, which the state should have subsidized since she had no money for it, the Court said.
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Colombia: Constitutional Court Orders Removal of Virgin Mary Statue from Public Office
A Seventh-day Baptist woman had claimed the display of the statue violated her freedom of religion. Catholics announce a national protest.
Colombia: 17-Year Jehovah’s Witness Authorized to Refuse Blood Transfusions
The Constitutional Court ruled that hospitals cannot force transfusions refused for religious reasons, even in cases of “extreme urgency”.
Colombia: Constitutional Court Censors Vice President’s Consecration of the Country to Virgin Mary
Marta Lucía Ramírez was sanctioned for consecrating the nation to Our Lady of Fátima to ask her protection against COVID-19—on social media.