Catholic leaders and organizations in the U.S. continue to aid Venezuela as that nation recovers from two deadly earthquakes that struck seconds apart June 24.
Catholic leaders, aid workers respond to Venezuela earthquakes
Archbishop calls for prayer, solidarity after twin earthquakes devastate Venezuela
According to The Associated Press, the twin earthquakes, which struck in the evening June 24, measured 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude and were the strongest to hit Venezuela in more than a century.
Pope clears way for three new saints, including first woman from Venezuela
Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonizations of three blesseds: an Armenian Catholic archbishop martyred during the Armenian genocide, a lay catechist from Papua New Guinea killed during World War II and a Venezuelan religious sister who dedicated her life to education and the poor.
Nation/World news briefs: Oct. 24, 2022
In focus: Kidnapped clergy, euthanasia threat in France, “ecological disaster” in Ghana, pope to visit cousin
La fiesta de la Virgen de Coromoto / Feast of the Virgin of Coromoto
The feast of the Virgin of Coromoto is celebrated on Sept. 11. / La fiesta de la Virgen de Coromoto se celebra el 11 de septiembre.
U.N. reports significant rise in hunger in Latin America, Caribbean
A report released in late November by several United Nations’ agencies warned that the number of those suffering from hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean is at its highest point in 15 years.
Photos of the Week: May 3, 2021
In the spotlight: Memorial Mass for construction workers, COVID-19 deaths in India, super moon
Venezuela’s ‘doctor of the poor’ beatified in austere ceremony
A Venezuelan doctor who treated patients during the Spanish flu pandemic and was one of the first to introduce microscopes to his nation’s hospitals was beatified April 30 in a ceremony held in Caracas.