Venezuela’s First Saints: A Moment of Faith Amid Political Turmoil and Foreign Pressure

For over a quarter-century, Venezuela has been mired in political strife, economic collapse, and social unrest—circumstances worsened by an increasing U.S. naval presence in the Caribbean. Now, as Caracas awaits the historic canonization of its first native saints—Dr. José Gregorio Hernández and Sister Carmen Rendiles—the nation faces a paradoxical crossroads. Can Faith Bridge a Nation Ripped Apart by Ideological War? The announcement of the canonizations offers a rare glimmer of hope amid Venezuela’s fractured landscape. On July 28, 2024, the National Electoral Council declared Nicolás Maduro the presidential winner—a conclusion rejected by opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia and his supporters....