CELAM expresses solidarity with the Church in Venezuela

On the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, the Latin American and Caribbean Episcopal Council (CELAM) addressed a message of closeness and hope to the Church and the Venezuelan people, echoing Christian hope and commitment to a future of peace and reconciliation. The message, signed by the members of the organization’s Presidency, expresses deep solidarity with the difficulties the nation is facing and invites a renewed faith in a God who walks alongside the people in moments of darkness.

“Celebrating the Epiphany at this time means renewing our faith in God who is close to the people, who walks with them, illuminates the night, and opens new paths even when everything seems uncertain,” the organization stated in its letter in Spanish addressed to the Venezuelan Church. The celebration of the Epiphany, they reminded us, brings to mind the light that Christ brings to the world, a light that “no one can extinguish.”