Santo Domingo.- The Conference of the Dominican Episcopate (CED) issued a statement this Friday in which it expresses its closeness and solidarity with the people of Venezuela given the recent events that have marked the political and social life of that country after the capture of the former president Nicolás Maduro Moros and his wife, Cilia Floresin an operation carried out by United States forces.
In a statement released at the conclusion of its traditional meeting at the beginning of the year, Dominican bishops expressed a message of peace for Dominican society and highlighted the importance of strengthening in 2026 “the hopethe justice and the commitment to the common good”, values that, as they pointed out, must also prevail for the “dear Venezuelan people.”
The document, signed by the prelates participating in the meeting, also highlights an exhortation from Pope Leo XIV regarding the Venezuelan situation and the need for “The good of the beloved Venezuelan people must prevail above any other consideration”, in reference to recent statements by the pontiff regarding sovereignty, respect for the rule of law and respect for human rights in the Caribbean country.
The bishops called on the international community to intensify efforts aimed at restoring peace and justice in Venezuela, underscoring the urgency of avoiding “all bloodshed” and especially protecting the most vulnerable sectors of the population.
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Likewise, the declaration extends its solidarity to Venezuelans residing in the Dominican Republic and expresses a prayer for the intercession of Our Lady of Coromotopatron saint of Venezuela, along with saints such as Jose Gregorio Hernandez and Sister Carmen Rendilesso that the country reaches a stage of greater freedom, justice and sovereignty.
