“We have to do something,” said Bishop Jaime Muñoz Pedroza
of Arauca, Colombia. “The population that arrives is hungry.” But he explained
that his own diocese has strictly limited resources, and in light of the need
can provide “a drop of water in the desert.”Church officials in Colombia have
met with their counterparts in Venezuela, with government agents, and with UN
refugee officials to help coordinate policy on the border, where a steady
stream of families from Venezuela are seeking refuge. The continued economic
emergency in Venezuela, and the government’s harsh crackdown on protests, have
prompted many families to seek security elsewhere. More…
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