Bishops from across Latin America
condemned the ongoing violence in Venezuela and called for the church to find
ways to provide charity to the South American country amid food shortages that
have left thousands hungry. "We are worried and pained by the deaths, the
violence, the lack of the most basic goods, the divisions, the violation of
human rights," said Auxiliary Juan Espinoza Jimenez of Morelia, Mexico, secretary
general of the Latin America bishops' council, known by its Spanish acronym,
CELAM. Bishop Espinoza spoke during CELAM's assembly in San Salvador, which
brought together Catholic representatives from 21 Latin American countries plus
delegations from the United States and Canada. The meeting, which ended on 12
May and was themed "A poor church for the poor," dedicated special
attention to the situation in Venezuela. More…
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