Pope Francis expressed his concern this Sunday about the situation in Venezuela and called on all parties to seek the truth and behave with moderation and avoid violence, in an appeal during the Sunday Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square.
“I express my concern for Venezuela, which is experiencing a critical situation. He made a strong appeal to all parties to seek the truth and behave with restraint to avoid any kind of violence“, the Pope explained.
In addition, He urged “to resolve the disputes through dialogue for the good of the population” and not for the interests of each party.” Francis also entrusted the country to the intercession of Our Lady of Coromoto, highly venerated in Venezuela, and the prayer of Blessed José Gregorio Hernández that unites all Venezuelans.
Meanwhile, on Saturday in Venezuela, the main cities were filled with people protesting against the official result of last Sunday’s elections, after which the National Electoral Council (CNE) ratified Nicolás Maduro as re-elected president while the opposition denies the results and has published alternative ones.
The protests have been filled with altercations that have led to numerous arrests, more than 2,000 according to the Venezuelan government.
Source: Lasexta
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