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Venezuelan cardinals urge bishops to speak out

Ahead of the Venezuelan bishops' meeting, two cardinals are urging a strong and unified episcopal voice

Edgar Beltrán
Feb 03, 2026
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Two Venezuelan cardinals and an archbishop have called on the Catholic Church to demand the release of all political prisoners, an end to repression of free speech, and respect for the results of Venezuela’s disputed 2024 presidential election.

Cardinal Baltazar Porras. public domain.

Cardinals Baltazar Porras and Diego Padrón, and retired Archbishop Ovid…

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