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Venezuelan cardinal warns President Maduro over deaths of protestors
Cardinal Jorge Urosa of Caracas has warned President Nicolás Maduro and the high command of the armed forces that they... Read more
Vatican insists on peaceful, democratic resolution in Venezuela
After violence followed a controversial vote in Venezuela this weekend, the Vatican Secretary of State has encouraged the country's citizens... Read more
With constitution re-write looming, Catholics in Venezuela still looking for solution
Venezuela faces potentially radical changes to its constitution this weekend, after years of economic collapse and shortages. Read more
Venezuelan bishops offer day of prayer, fasting as riots continue
Venezuela's bishops have organized a day of prayer and fasting amid ongoing, violent riots throughout the country as opposition to... Read more
Caracas archdiocese rebukes attack on voters in Venezuela referendum
Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino of Caracas has repudiated Sunday's attack on a referendum in which the vast majority of participants... Read more
Venezuela's bishops: President Maduro starves his people into submission
After a last-minute meeting with Pope Francis Thursday to discuss the dire situation of their country, Venezuela's bishops said they... Read more
Venezuelan religious call for autonomy among branches of government
A group of religious men and women in Venezuela have expressed their concern over the country's political crisis and the... Read more
Venezuela cardinal says supreme court revisions don't go far enough
Shortly after Venezuela's supreme court revised its decision effectively stripping the legislature of its powers this weekend, one of the... Read more
Venezuela's crisis demands a timetable for elections, bishops exhort
The bishops of Venezuela have urged that elections take place in the country in a timely manner, in light of... Read more
Pope Francis talks nationwide crisis in meeting with Venezuela's Maduro
On Monday Pope Francis met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, head of the country’s socialist regime, at the Vatican to... Read more
Amid Venezuela protests, Catholic Church backs recall of president
Venezuela’s government is suffering from a “chronic” hearing disorder in face of the suffering of the people, charged Archbishop Diego... Read more
Catholics in Colombia assist thousands of their brethren forced out of Venezuela
With thousands of Colombian residents of Venezuela being driven from their homes amid a border crisis and martial law, the... Read more
Holy See currently refraining from mediation in Venezuelan violence
The Holy See press officer Fr. Federico Lombardi explained Tuesday that the Vatican is considering mediation in Venezuela's lethal protests,... Read more
