{"id":30995,"date":"2018-10-02T08:52:50","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T08:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=30995"},"modified":"2018-10-02T08:52:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T08:52:50","slug":"venezuela-a-nation-in-distress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2018\/10\/02\/venezuela-a-nation-in-distress\/","title":{"rendered":"VENEZUELA: A NATION IN DISTRESS"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>VENEZUELA: A NATION IN DISTRESS<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The \u00a0Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a country in distress. With a myriad of problems ranging from inflation, to poverty crisis, malnutrition, violence and insecurity, an atmosphere of civil war prevails. New economic measures such as the devaluation of the national currency and the sharp increase in the minimum wage introduced by the government have further increased the country\u2019shoes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At the moment one would need 63 minimum wages put together to buy a basic family basket and 5 to 6 children die of malnutrition every week. The situation worsens in case of illness as medicines are expensive and many chronic diseases can become deadly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">According to the International Monetary Fund, hyperinflation could reach 1000,000% by the end of December 2018. Faced with this situation, 3 million of Venezuelans have left the country in the last few months and consequently, the neighbouring South American cities are straining under one of the largest migratory waves in the region\u2019s history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In this chaotic context, the Church too suffers yet she has to respond to these difficulties with faith, charity, hope and perseverance. The Priests and religious are doing everything possible to support, accompany and comfort the people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Marco Mencaglia, Director of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) projects for Latin America \u00a0said that the Pontifical foundation has been present in Venezuela for quite some time but especially in the \u201clast two years where the country and indeed the local clergy are facing a very challenging situation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dioceses of neighbouring countries like Peru, Columbia, Brazil have opened their arms and offered shelter and supplies Venezuelans pouring into their countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fr V\u00edctor Manuel Ochoa Cadavid is the bishop of C\u00facuta in Columbia. \u00a0He said: \u201cWe want to be witnesses of charity in the middle of this social disaster; \u00a0a hand that helps its suffering brothers with love.\u201d He continued: \u201cThere is a human drama at the border of our country, \u00a0a drama of terrible suffering. Our Venezuelan brothers do not have medicines to remedy their illnesses; they are hopeless, and they have suffered a lot.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He added that the diocese of C\u00facuta collected more than 400,000 food parcels to help the needy in Venezuela.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fr Cadavid reminded us about the Founder of Aid the Church in Need, Fr Werenfried van Straaten, who began the charity, distributing food to refugees at Christmas in 1947.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cWe want to follow his example, helping our brothers in need,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0We also encourage Catholics around the world to pray for \u201cthe peace and the future of Venezuela.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>ACN Malta<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VENEZUELA: A NATION IN DISTRESS The \u00a0Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a country in distress. 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