It’s not US warships that are weighing on the minds of many Venezuelans, but a more pressing, personal issue: how to pay the ...

Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado on life in hiding, Venezuela’s fight for democracy and why US military strikes ...

US imperialism has neglected Central and South America, but Trump is reinvigorating the long-held interest in Venezuela.

President Trump’s targeting of boats in Latin American waters has kicked off a dramatic shift in the U.S. approach to the ...

Pope Leo proclaimed seven new saints, including the first saints from Venezuela and Papua New Guinea, to 70,000 people in St.

Pope Leo XIV proclaimed seven new saints Oct. 19 before an estimated 70,000 people in St. Peter’s Square, including the first ...

José Gregorio Hernández, revered by millions for his dedication to poor people, and Mother Carmen Rendiles Martínez, founder ...

Among the other new saints were two martyrs. Peter To Rot, a lay catechist martyred in Papua New Guinea during the Japanese ...

Venezuela celebrates its first saint as Pope Leo XIV canonises Jose Gregorio Hernandez, the “doctor of the poor,” alongside six other saints ...

José Gregorio Hernández, Venezuela’s famed “doctor of the poor,” was canonized by Pope Leo XIV on October 19, 2025, at St. Peter’s Square. Known for his lifelong dedication to treating impoverished ...