{"id":73536,"date":"2026-07-27T04:49:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T04:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=73536"},"modified":"2026-07-27T04:49:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T04:49:44","slug":"church-in-venezuela-could-undergo-more-persecution-in-2026-experts-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/church-in-venezuela-could-undergo-more-persecution-in-2026-experts-say\/","title":{"rendered":"\u4e13\u5bb6\u79f0\uff0c\u59d4\u5185\u745e\u62c9\u6559\u4f1a\u53ef\u80fd\u5728 2026 \u5e74\u9762\u4e34\u66f4\u591a\u8feb\u5bb3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Caracas skyline. | Credit: Olga Berrios, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Jan 1, 2026 \/ 10:00 am (CNA). 2026 dawned in Venezuela in an atmosphere of ambivalence: sorrows and joys, tensions and consolations, and more questions than certainties. The work of the Catholic Church goes on within the country\u2019s turbulent reality, a task that is far from easy due to \u201cthe autocratic drift of national politics,\u201d as the bishops stated at the beginning of last year.This past December in\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caracas skyline. | Credit: Olga Berrios, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Jan 1, 2026 \/ 10:00 am (CNA). 2026 dawned in Venezuela in an atmosphere of ambivalence: sorrows and joys, tensions and consolations, and more questions than certainties. The work of the Catholic Church goes on within the country\u2019s turbulent reality, a task that is far from easy due to \u201cthe autocratic drift of national politics,\u201d as the bishops stated at the beginning of last year.This past December in\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":100864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-73536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":77853,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/venezuela-after-the-capture-of-nicolas-maduro-bishops-present-their-reflections\/","url_meta":{"origin":73536,"position":0},"title":"Venezuela after the capture of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro: Bishops present their reflections","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"30 3 \u6708, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The bishops of Venezuela said they seek to convey \u201ca message of hope\u201d to their fellow citizens amid \u201cthe anxieties and fears\u201d the situation in the country is generating, especially after the U.S. military operation that led to the capture of President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Jan. 3.Through a new apostolic exhortation, titled \u201cYour Light Will Break Forth Like the Dawn\u201d (Is 58:8), the bishops summarized the reflections of their 125th ordinary plenary assembly, held Feb.\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cChristian News\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":75562,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/vatican-confirms-it-tried-to-mediate-with-maduro-to-avoid-military-intervention-in-venezuela\/","url_meta":{"origin":73536,"position":1},"title":"Vatican confirms it tried to mediate with Maduro to avoid military intervention in Venezuela","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"2 3 \u6708, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State | Credit: Vatican Media Jan 19, 2026 \/ 13:02 pm (CNA). Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin confirmed Saturday that the Holy See attempted to mediate to avert U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, which culminated Jan. 3 with the capture of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.\u201cWe had tried precisely \u2014 as, among other things, has appeared in some newspapers \u2014 to find a solution that would avoid any bloodshed, trying perhaps to reach an agreement\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cChristian News\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Vatican confirms it tried to mediate with Maduro to avoid military intervention in Venezuela","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Vatican-confirms-it-tried-to-mediate-with-Maduro-to-avoid-military-intervention-in-Venezuela.webp?fit=670%2C447&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Vatican-confirms-it-tried-to-mediate-with-Maduro-to-avoid-military-intervention-in-Venezuela.webp?fit=670%2C447&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Vatican-confirms-it-tried-to-mediate-with-Maduro-to-avoid-military-intervention-in-Venezuela.webp?fit=670%2C447&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":96806,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/caritas-venezuela-adds-recovery-component-to-ongoing-relief-efforts\/","url_meta":{"origin":73536,"position":2},"title":"Caritas Venezuela adds recovery component to ongoing relief efforts","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"23 7 \u6708, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"In the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes that struck the country, Caritas Venezuela, the social services arm of the Catholic Church in Venezuela, issued an updated bulletin in which it noted that, at this stage, \u201cthe immediate emergency begins to overlap with the first steps toward recovery.\u201d The organization continues to maintain field operations, particularly in the coastal city of La Guaira, where the destruction is overwhelming.In total, Caritas Venezuela reported that it has received over 19,000 tons of aid,\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cChristian News\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":72275,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-appoints-new-bishop-for-palm-beach-auxiliary-bishop-for-phoenix\/","url_meta":{"origin":73536,"position":3},"title":"Pope Leo XIV appoints new bishop for Palm Beach, auxiliary bishop for Phoenix","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"15 2 \u6708, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Palm Beach Bishop-elect Manuel de Jesus Rodriguez \/ Credit: Courtesy of the Diocese of Palm Beach CNA Staff, Dec 19, 2025 \/ 07:30 am (CNA). The Holy See said on Dec. 19 that Pope Leo XIV had made two new episcopal appointments in the United States, with the Vatican announcing a new bishop for the Diocese of Palm Beach as well as an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Phoenix.&nbsp;Father Manuel de Jesus Rodriguez will lead the Palm Beach diocese\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cChristian News\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":68998,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/you-are-not-alone-migrant-accompaniment-initiative-announced-by-u-s-bishops\/","url_meta":{"origin":73536,"position":4},"title":"\u2018You Are Not Alone\u2019 migrant accompaniment initiative announced by U.S. bishops","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"30 1 \u6708, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Bishop Mark Seitz, chairman of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops\u2019 migration committee, speaks during a press conference on Nov. 11, 2025, at the USCCB\u2019s fall plenary assembly in Baltimore. \/ Credit: Hakim Shammo\/EWTN News Baltimore, Maryland, Nov 11, 2025 \/ 17:46 pm (CNA). The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is launching an initiative called \u201cYou Are Not Alone\u201d to focus on providing accompaniment to migrants who are at risk of being deported.Bishop Mark Seitz, chair of\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cChristian News\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":99698,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/venezuela-earthquakes-aftermath-church-focusing-on-burials-aid-church-repairs\/","url_meta":{"origin":73536,"position":5},"title":"Venezuela earthquakes aftermath: Church focusing on burials, aid, church repairs","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"25 7 \u6708, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Archdiocese of Caracas has presented a report on the Church\u2019s response following the double earthquake that struck Venezuela a month ago. At a July 22 press conference, Archbishop Ra\u00fal Biord noted that the Church \u201chas responded promptly\u201d to the task of assisting those most affected.More than 5,000 people died in the tragedy, according to official figures from the interim government, while tens of thousands were injured and left homeless. Other estimates place the number of missing persons in the\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cChristian News\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Church-in-Venezuela-could-undergo-more-persecution-in-2026-experts-say.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&ssl=1","mfb_rest_fields":["title","jetpack_publicize_connections","jetpack-related-posts","jetpack_sharing_enabled","jetpack_featured_media_url"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73536\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/100864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73536"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=73536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}