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After canonizations, Venezuela sees new strains in Church-state relations
Tensions between the Church and state in Venezuela have reached a new high after the canonizations of the first Venezuelan saints earlier this month.Priests and bishops are reporting an increase in threats from the regime, while several Masses of thanksgiving following the canonizations have seen government interference.The relationship between Church and state has become so strained that observers have speculated that the country could be follo…
The regime of Nicolás Maduro has once again charged against the Catholic Church, this time with the aim of appropriating its saints. The government is preventing critical priests from celebrating Masses and worshipping for the recent canonization, while it is promoting a network of espionage to betray those who question Chavismo. The last victim of this offensive was Cardinal Baltazar Porras, who was forbidden to participate in the acts on the o…
Against religious freedom: Venezuelan government attacks cardinal after country's first saints are canonized - ZENIT
(ZENIT News / Caracas, 10.28.2025).- In the days following the canonization of Venezuela’s first saints, a celebration that should have united the nation around faith and pride has instead revealed a deepening fracture between Church and State. What began as a moment of joy for Catholics has turned into a tense episode of confrontation, intimidation, and open hostility. On October 25, Cardinal Baltazar Porras, Archbishop Emeritus of Caracas and …
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