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Betancourt: Pope, Faith Saved Me

Ex-hostage thanks pontiff for support during 7-year captivity

By Ambreen Ali, Newser User

Posted Sep 1, 2008 2:54 PM CDT

(Newser) – Ingrid Betancourt realized her dreams today when she met privately with Pope Benedict, Reuters reports. The freed French-Colombian hostage says she was overcome with emotion after hearing the pope appeal for her release on the radio during her 7 years in captivity. The 46-year-old Catholic... Read full story »

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