Colombian Catholics pray and have a cross of ashes marked on their foreheads during Ash Wednesday celebrations in Bogota. Their prayers focus on peace in Colombia, as the country faces a recent surge in violence, particularly in the northern region bordering Venezuela. They also extend their wishes to Pope Francis, who has spent his 20th day in the hospital, seriously ill with pneumonia. "It is about inviting all those causing so much violence in our country to open their hearts and see how many people are dying in wars, not just here but around the world," says Catholic Patricia Delgado Rodriguez in front of a church in downtown Bogota. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES