Cucuta, Colombia, Oct 6, 2018 / 05:01 am
The Church in Colombia is assisting some 5,000 Venezuelan migrants a day, the president of the country's bishops' conference announced Tuesday.
Venezuela is suffering a years-long economic crisis which has caused 2.3 million people to emigrate since 2014.
"An average 5,000 people daily are being served with food and hydration, and in some cases with supplies of clothing, medicine, and personal hygiene items. The Church is doing this with the support of businesses and local, national, and international organizations," Archbishop Oscar Urbina Ortega said Oct. 2.
Archbishop Urbina spoke during the 2018 Faith Cup in the course of a visit made by more than 600 priests participating in the soccer tournament to the Simon Bolivar International Bridge, an important border crossing between Colombia and Venezuela.