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Patriarch Filaret, who fought for an independent Ukrainian Orthodox church, dies at 97

Venezuela

Government supporters carry a cutout of former President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores during a rally marking the anniversary of the 1958 coup that overthrew Venezuelan dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 23, 2026. (Credit: Ariana Cubillos/AP.)

Venezuelan Church still struggles to unify its voice after US operation in Caracas

Feb 18
Eduardo Campos Lima

Government supporters demand President Nicolas Maduro’s release from U.S. custody during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (Credit: Ariana Cubillos/AP.)

Virgin Mary procession draws thousands as Venezuela faces uncertain future

Jan 15
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV meets with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado in a surprise audience

Jan 12
Associated Press

A couple sits on a bench at a viewpoint of the U.S. embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 9, 2026. (Credit: Cristian Hernandez/AP.)

Latin American Churches manifest support to the Venezuelan bishops and people

Jan 10
Eduardo Campos Lima

Archbishop of Miami Thomas Wenski poses in front of a traveling bronze sculpture titled "Angels Unawares," before blessing it, Feb. 10, 2021, in downtown Miami. (Credit: Wilfredo Lee/AP.)

US Christian leaders minister to an anxious diaspora with Venezuela’s future in flux

Jan 8
Luis Andres Henao,
Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus remarks on Venezuela crisis both cautious and clear

Jan 5
Christopher R. Altieri

Residents look at a damaged apartment complex that neighbors say was hit during U.S. strikes to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (Credit: Matias Delacroix/AP.)

‘Still shaken’: Trepidation in Venezuela after US captures Maduro

Jan 5
Regina Garcia Cano,
Associated Press

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro speaks at a ceremony marking the ninth anniversary of the signing of a peace deal between the state and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (Credit: Fernando Vergara/AP.)

Colombian Catholics among those concerned after Trump threatens country’s president

Jan 5
Eduardo Campos Lima

Pope expresses ‘deep concern’ after US military action in Venezuela

Jan 4
Elise Ann Allen

Men watch smoke rising from a dock after explosions were heard at La Guaira port, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Credit: Matias Delacroix/AP.)

Venezuelan Church reacts to US abduction of Maduro with caution

Jan 4
Eduardo Campos Lima

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Patriarch Filaret, who fought for an independent Ukrainian Orthodox church, dies at 97

Mar 22
Peter Smith

Pope calls for peace, says Christians ‘cannot remain silent’ before war

Mar 22
Elise Ann Allen

Footnotes and tea leaves: Pope Leo and Amoris Laetitia

Mar 21
Charles Collins

Supreme Court revives suit from evangelical Christian challenging restrictions on demonstrations

Mar 21
Lindsay Whitehurst