Venezuela bishops Archives

Francis urge Venezuelans to use beatification as moment of reconciliation

Apr 29, 2021

Pope Francis says he hopes the beatification of Venezuelan doctor José Gregorio Hernández will be a moment of unity for the troubled country.

By Inés San Martín

Vatican No 2 skips trip to Venezuela, cites pandemic

Apr 28, 2021

The Vatican No. 2 is skipping a planned trip to Venezuela this week because of the coronavirus pandemic.

By Associated Press

Pope encourages Venezuelan clergy as they face pandemic, political crisis

Jan 19, 2021

Pope Francis on Tuesday sent a video to the priests of Venezuela, encouraging them to work together to overcome the difficulties that “plague so many of our brothers and sisters in Venezuela and throughout the world.”

By Inés San Martín

Venezuelan bishop warns of Iran’s rising influence in the country

Nov 20, 2020

According to one Venezuelan bishop, the world should be concerned by the growing military presence of Iran in his country.

By Inés San Martín

Venezuelan bishops: Plans for congressional elections are ‘immoral’

Oct 20, 2020

The Venezuelan bishops’ conference said government plans for congressional elections in December are “immoral” and would only aggravate the South American nation’s political and humanitarian crisis.

By Manuel Rueda

Opposition calls Venezuelan bishops letter on Dec. elections ‘regrettable’

Aug 14, 2020

On August 11, the Catholic bishops of Venezuela released a statement that cause apprehension among many opponents of the government of Nicolas Maduro, as it seemed to imply that citizens should vote in parliamentary elections in December, despite a call from the opposition to boycott the poll.

By Inés San Martín

With Venezuela in a free fall, its bishops call out the government

Aug 9, 2019

Bishop Jose Trinidad Fernandez has seen up close the downward spiral of his native Venezuela. The capital city of Caracas, where he has worked for the last two decades, has in recent years seen tear gas attacks, physical assaults on citizens by government forces, and hungry and malnourished crowds asking for help in streets that once boasted some of the most well-off masses in all of Latin America.

By Rhina Guidos