Manuel Rueda writes for OSV News from Caracas, Venezuela.
As bishops from Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama visited two migrant camps on the northern edge of the Darién jungle, Pope Francis called the treacherous trek to a better life the migrant "via crucis."
The "human caravan passes through the Darién Gap, a
Church groups in Panama are increasingly concerned over the health and safety of migrants who are crossing the country on their way to the United States, following a surprise decision by the Central American nation's government to stop Doctors Without Borders from
Miners were still being evacuated over a week after a Venezuelan gold mine collapsed Feb. 20, killing at least 16 miners and leaving hundreds without work.
Local church leaders called for more support for Indigenous people, while the bishops of the country stayed
Venezuelan parishes and human rights organizations are demanding "a trustworthy, expeditious and transparent" investigation into the death of Father Josiah K'Okal, a missionary who went missing Jan. 1 and was found dead a day later near the town of Tucupita.
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