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Church in Venezuela

Venezuelan bishops silent after Maduro capture

“We’ve just been praying since 2 a.m.”

Edgar Beltrán
Jan 03, 2026
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The Venezuelan bishops are waiting to make a public statement after a Jan. 3 American military operation led to the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.

The president of the Venezuelan bishops’ conference, Archbishop Jesús González de Zárate, told The Pillar that “the situation is still developing,” and that the conference does not feel the tim…

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