Conferencia Episcopal – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com Tue, 02 Jun 2020 15:07:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://onvenezuela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-12.31.03-PM-1-32x32.png Conferencia Episcopal – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com 32 32 Venezuelan bishops: Country’s situation is ‘unacceptable’ https://onvenezuela.com/venezuelan-bishops-countrys-situation-is-unacceptable/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=venezuelan-bishops-countrys-situation-is-unacceptable Mon, 01 Jun 2020 16:05:08 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=3592

The Venezuelan bishops published an exhortation May 28 calling for “a consensus among all and an inclusive national accord” to save the country from “immense national, material, institutional and social catastrophe.” Under the socialist administration of President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela has been marred by violence and social upheaval, with severe shortages of food and medicine, high unemployment, power outages, and hyperinflation. Some 4.5 million Venezuelans have left the country since 2015. Full Text -> Catholic News Agency

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