Venezuela
At Vatican women’s day event, a call for female voices in peace talks
By Claire Giangravé — March 9, 2022
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Women are often missing from the negotiating tables. It’s time for that to change, said the leaders of charity organizations at a Women’s Day event at the Vatican.
Pope calls on world to welcome refugees and immigrants
By Thomas Reese — September 14, 2021
(RNS) — During his visit to Hungary and Slovakia, Pope Francis was at his prophetic best, standing up for refugees who have been bloodied by war, starved by famine and displaced by persecution.
Trinidad and Tobago Catholics aid Venezuelan migrants amid government crackdown
By Melissa Williams-Sambrano — June 18, 2018
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (RNS) — Following the April deportation, Archbishop of Port of Spain Charles Jason Gordon spoke out against the government’s treatment of Venezuelans and other refugees. He warned citizens against being 'stingy' — and his new initiative is anything but.
Trinidad and Tobago Catholics come to aid of Venezuelan refugees
By Melissa Williams-Sambrano — June 18, 2018
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (RNS) — Following the April deportation, Archbishop of Port of Spain Charles Jason Gordon spoke out against the government’s treatment of Venezuelans and other refugees. He warned citizens against being 'stingy' — and his new initiative is anything but.
New Jesuit leader is Latin American, like the pope
By Josephine McKenna — October 14, 2016
ROME (RNS) The Rev. Arturo Sosa is the first Latin American to hold the post, much as Pope Francis, also a Jesuit, is the first Latin American elected to the papacy.
Should Christians celebrate the death of Hugo Chavez?
By Jonathan Merritt — March 6, 2013
When news of Hugo Chavez’s death was first released, some people broke out their party hats. More than 200 patrons of El Arepazo, a Venezuelan restaurant outside of Miami, celebrated late into the night. Jim Treacher of The Daily Caller penned a column entitled, “Buh-Bye, Hugo Chavez,” saying, “The Vice President [of Venezuela] claims Chavez’s […]
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