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Workers prepare graves on the day of a mass burial for earthquake victims at La Esperanza Cemetery in La Guaira, Venezuela, July 6, 2026. Two catastrophic earthquakes hit Venezuela in quick succession June 24, leaving at least 5,000 dead with thousands still missing. (OSV News photo/Adriano Machado, Reuters)

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Venezuela quake deaths hit nearly 5,000 as Catholic agencies rush aid

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jul 16, 2026|4 Min Read

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Venezuelan Catholics in LA grieve, send support to victims: ‘I wish I were there right now’

Pablo Kay|Jul 1, 2026|4 Min Read

Emergency services work at the site of a collapsed building in Caracas, Venezuela, June 24, 2026, following 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that rocked the country. More than 150 people have died and hundreds have been injured, Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said June 25, adding that rescue teams were rushing to the hardest-hit areas to free people trapped under rubble. (OSV News photo/Gaby Oraa, Reuters)

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Venezuela archbishop calls for prayer, solidarity after twin earthquakes kill 164

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jun 25, 2026|3 Min Read

A woman draped in a Venezuelan flag prays at the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer in Rome Jan. 4, 2026, following a U.S. strike on Venezuela where President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured the previous day. (OSV News photo/Matteo Minnella, Reuters)

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What’s behind the Vatican’s shifting approach to Venezuela?

Jovel Álvarez|Feb 9, 2026|5 Min Read

Worshippers take part in the procession of "Divina Pastora" ("Divine Shepherdess") in honor of Mary in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 14, 2026, the first religious gathering since the U.S. strike and capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. (OSV News photo/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria, Reuters)

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At annual Marian celebration in Venezuela, bishops call for release of political prisoners

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jan 15, 2026|3 Min Read

A man becomes emotional as people in Madrid celebrate Jan. 3 in reaction to the news that the U.S. had captured Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro. (OSV News/Violeta Santos Moura)

The Vatican’s cautious approach to Venezuela, explained

Inés San Martín|Jan 15, 2026|5 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV meets María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, during a private audience at the Vatican Jan. 12, 2026. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Venezuelan Nobel laureate Machado asks pope for help in freeing political prisoners

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jan 12, 2026|3 Min Read

People hold Venezuelan flags as Venezuelans living in Colombia demonstrate in front of of the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes in Bogota Jan. 4, 2026, for a democratic transition, after the U.S. launched strikes on Venezuela, capturing its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. (OSV News photo/Sergio Acero, Reuters)

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Pope Leo, bishops react to US capture of Maduro with concern for Venezuela

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jan 4, 2026|3 Min Read

Venezuelan Cardinal Baltazar Porras, retired archbishop of Caracas, is pictured in a Sept. 8, 2024, photo. Venezuelan authorities confiscated the passport of Cardinal Porras Dec. 10, 2025, as he attempted to travel to Spain via Colombia. He was reportedly told that his passport was annulled on the spot. (OSV News photo/Karen Toro, Reuters)

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Venezuelan Cardinal Porras denied permission to leave country

David Agren|Dec 11, 2025|4 Min Read

A Venezuelan opposition supporter holds a drawing depicting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jan. 9, 2025, ahead of Maduro's Jan. 10 inauguration for a third term. (OSV News photo/Tomas Cuesta, Reuters)

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Bishops call for Venezuelan vote to be respected

David Agren|Jan 10, 2025|4 Min Read

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'We cannot be neutral,' Venezuelan cardinals say, calling for full release of election results

David Agren|Aug 6, 2024|5 Min Read

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Catholics join demonstrators and demand election recount in Venezuela

Eduardo Campos Lima|Jul 30, 2024|4 Min Read

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