Parolin’s letter said that a solution to Venezuela’s crisis would only come “if Venezuelans, and especially those who have some political responsibility, are willing to sit down and negotiate in a serious way about concrete problems and find solutions to Venezuelans’ true needs.” Venezuelan Cardinal Baltazar Porras last month said the Church was willing to facilitate dialogue between the two sides. By Mayela Armas. Full Text->SaltWire

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As you spend time with Catholics in Cuba and Venezuela, you will hear about the pain they have suffered from their supposed shepherd, Pope Francis. Many liberty-loving Catholics named the Pope of Argentina because of the heartache and betrayal felt by faithful Catholics, many of whom endangered or continued to endanger their lives and lives. And continue to practice faith and Christian traditions. After “Papache”, the iconic communist murderer, Che Guevara. By Rachel Campos-Duffy. Full Text-> TexasNewsToday

Executive Vice President of the Venezuelan System, Delsey Rodriguez asked this Tuesday, for priests who want to make politics take off their clothes‘, after the auxiliary bishop of Caracas, Ricardo Barretto, read a letter from the Vatican Secretary of State, Pietro Paroli and they demand the strengthening of dialogue in the country. By Vernon Shorts. Full Text -> TheDailyGuardian

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Monday to Vatican leaders about ways forward in crisis-torn Venezuela as he became the most senior official under US President Joe Biden to meet Pope Francis. Blinken’s private, 40-minute audience with the Argentine pope came as some US bishops are pressuring Biden, a devout Catholic, over his support for abortion rights. Full Text-> BuenosAiresTimes

Pope Francis has appointed Apostolic Nuncio to the European Union. Aldo Giordano, 66, of Cuneo, Archbishop of Tamada, is currently a nun to Venezuela. According to the information portal of the Holy See “Vatican News”, he succeeded. Alain Paul Lebupin, who ended his term in November last year. The appointment coincides with Europe Day, which falls on Sunday, May 9. By Cheryl Hines. Full Text ->SwordsToday

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s former ambassador to Caracas, had planned to celebrate the April 30 beatification of Jose Gregorio Hernandez, dubbed the “doctor of the poor.” The Vatican said Wednesday that because of issues linked to the pandemic, Parolin wouldn’t make the trip. Full Text -> TororntoStar

The Vatican and the Roman Catholic church have been influential political players in the current Venezuelan humanitarian and political crisis. Pope Francis commands an active constituency inside Venezuela larger than that of any local political faction. As the country’s most practiced religion, millions of Venezuelan Catholics look to the church for spiritual and political guidance as they seek to find a way out of the crisis. In light of recent developments, the Vatican should reevaluate its current position and consider renewing its diplomatic efforts. However, it must deploy its influence carefully, learning from its track record and maintaining the delicate balance between moral authority and political realism. By Antonio de la Cruz. Full Text-> CSIS

In an online conference on Venezuelan migration organized May 26 by Spain’s government, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican’s foreign minister, urged donors to “act immediately” to fund programs that help vulnerable migrants and refugees from the South American country. BY Manuel Rueda. Full Text-> Angelus

The list also includes the Vatican’s version of a chief of staff, Venezuelan Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra; Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago; Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai, who sits on the council of cardinals that advises the pope on reform of the Roman Curia; Spanish Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts; and Father Federico Lombardi, SJ, former papal spokesman for both Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis and the moderator of last year’s summit. By Inés San Martín. Full text-> Angelus News

Cardinal Peter Turkson, the Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, sent a message to the participants in the initiative, “Charity at the border”, in the Colombian Diocese of Cucuta, bordering Venezuela. It concluded with a renewed commitment by all to assist both the migrants and the local communities spiritually and materially. By Robin Gomes. Full text-> Vatican News