Venezuelan Migrants Streaming Into United States Receive Help From Catholic Organizations
In their response, Church officials are focusing on the humanitarian and spiritual needs of these vulnerable people.
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The Church Asks Colombia, Venezuela to Resume Diplomatic Relations to Address Migration
According to a World Bank article from November 2021, some 5.6 million people have left Venezuela since 2015, and of these, 1.7 million are in Colombia.
Cardinal Jorge Urosa: Courageous Champion of Human Rights for the Venezuelan People
COMMENTARY: The 79-year-old archbishop emeritus of Caracas died Sept. 23 due to complications from COVID-19.
Pope Francis Mourns Venezuelan Cardinal Who ‘Gave His Life to the Service of God and the Church’
In his message, Cardinal Urosa said that he felt “immensely happy to have been a priest” and asked “forgiveness from God and all my brothers for the faults I may have committed, especially for the faults of omission.”
Church in Venezuela Can Facilitate Talks Between Government and Opposition, Says Cardinal
The Venezuelan cardinal stressed the importance of recovering a “minimum of confidence” so there can be foreign investment in Venezuela, because at this time there is no guaranteed proper application of the law, “and logically who would come at their own risk.”
Relic of Venezuela’s ‘Doctor of the Poor’ Tours Hospitals
Blessed José Gregorio Hernández attended daily Mass, brought medicine and care to the poor, and made a profession as a Third Order Franciscan.
Pope Francis Praises Venezuela’s ‘Doctor of the Poor’ Ahead of Beatification
The Holy Father said, ‘The beatification of Dr. Hernández is a special blessing of God.’ The holy physician cared for the sick during the Spanish Flu pandemic.
Pope Francis to Venezuelan Clergy: Serve with ‘Joy and Determination’ Amid Pandemic
In the video, sent to the virtual two-day meeting focused on priestly ministry during the coronavirus crisis, Pope Francis encouraged priests and bishops to minister to “renew the gift of yourselves to the Lord and to his holy people” during the pandemic.
Venezuelan Bishop Pleads for Help: Either COVID Kills Us Or Hunger Kills Us
Bishop Polito Rodríguez Méndez of San Carlos said the crisis in Venezuela is likely to worsen in the coming months, which will seriously affect the Church in the country, which is already lacking financial resources.
Cause for Celebration: Vatican Approves Miracle Attributed to Venezuelan Doctor
COMMENTARY: Pope Francis June 19 approved a miracle attributed to intervention of the Dr. Jose Gregorio Hernandez (1864-1919), paving the way for his beatification.
