“Seeing people embrace us and seek comfort in us is a sign that the Church’s mission is to be with the people,” says one Venezuelan seminarian. Germán Jiménez, a seminarian from the Diocese of Petare, Venezuela, is in the final stage of formation before his ordination to the priesthood. From the very first moment following …
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In one of the poorest and most densely populated communities in Caracas, the Church has mobilized to care for the wounded arriving from La Guaira. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has approved an emergency aid package of $150,000 to support the Church’s response to this catastrophe. When Venezuela was struck by deadly earthquakes …
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As Islamist attacks continue to terrorize the province of Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique, the Church continues to do all it can to help the local people. The Christian population of Cabo Delgado, northern Mozambique, is suffering greatly from terrorist attacks carried out as part of an Islamist insurgency. According to a message sent to …
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