Caracas, Venezuela, Jul 28, 2017 / 10:12 am
Venezuela faces potentially radical changes to its constitution this weekend, after years of economic collapse and shortages.
In the midst of the political upheaval, the Venezuelan bishops are urging both the government and the people to seek a respectful, democratic solution.
"The country is in ruins, people are dying of hunger, there are a number of children dying every month in the hospitals. This demonstrates that the government has not been on top of the circumstances," said Cardinal Jorge Urosa of Caracas in an interview with Venezuelan journalist Carlos Croes.
He stressed that the administration of President Nicolas Maduro must dialogue with the country's legislature, the National Assembly, whose majority is in opposition to the regime.