Bishops from across Latin America have condemned the ongoing violence in Venezuela and called for the Church to find ways to provide charity to the South American country.
Food shortages have left thousands hungry and weeks of large-scale street demonstrations have led to violent clashes with police, leaving nearly 40 people dead.
Auxiliary Bishop Juan Espinoza Jiménez of Morelia, Mexico, secretary general of the Latin America bishops’ council CELAM, said: “We are worried and pained by the deaths, the violence, the lack of the most basic goods, the divisions, the violation of human rights.”
