Two prominent Venezuelan cardinals have called for “civic disobedience and resistance” against President Nicolás Maduro’s regime due to allegations of election fraud and severe government crackdowns on protests. In a leaked letter Cardinal Baltazar Porras, emeritus of Caracas, and Cardinal Diego Padrón, emeritus of Cumaná, assert the Church’s “moral duty to support and sustain just Read more
After 25 years under “Chavismo,” many Venezuelans hoped that the July 28 elections would lead to a decisive defeat of leader Nicolas Maduro, who has been in power for 11 years. However, once more the regime showed it’s not willing to go down and announced shortly after midnight that the president was re-elected. One of Read more
The Archbishop of Ciudad Bolívar warned Saturday of “very grave consequences” for the government of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro after the destruction of humanitarian aid that entered the country. Read more
Priests in Venezuela are a beacon of hope, providing spiritual solace is soaring as nation teeters on brink of collapse. The South American nation is facing a crippled economy amid falling oil prices, U.S. sanctions, hyperinflation and food shortages, according to a report in a diocesan paper in the United States.Read more
Venezuelans are arriving in Colombia as refugees with a few suitcases, malnourished children and reports of bare shelves in shops, supermarkets and pharmacies. The International Monetary Fund is predicting the inflation rate in Venezuela will top one million percent this year. If that happens, the monthly minimum wage will not buy enough flour for a Read more
Venezuela’s bishops have warned the country’s leaders it will be suicidal to continue leading Venezuela as they are at present. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference has called upon opposition leaders to offer Venezuelans “an alternative of change.” This will involve them working for Venezuela’s wellbeing and having greater respect for basic needs and rights. “Attitudes of Read more
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s re-election was strongly opposed by the Catholic Church. “Since the announcement of the fraudulent elections convened by a Constitutional Assembly, which was itself illegitimately elected, and in the absence of opposition candidates, we knew … Maduro would be re-elected and that he would use any means to achieve this,” Father Georges Read more
Venezuela’s bishops want country’s elections, which are set for this month, to be postponed. They are also urging the president to take a “different course from this saga of death.” Read more
The Vatican has written to President Nicolas Maduro asking for Venezuela’s constitutional assembly to be suspended. The Vatican’s call came after a fraudulent election gave Maduro the votes he needed to establish the assembly. The assembly has the power to rewrite the country’s constitution and override all other government branches. This will enable Maduro to Read more
In the middle of the current wave of political unrest, hunger and death, Venezuelan people are finding forgiveness is possible and there is hope for a better future. Violent demonstrations and attacks since the end of March have seen 92 people killed and over 1,500 injured. The new change in Venezuelan people’s attitudes began with Read more