{"id":35045,"date":"2020-03-18T10:11:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T10:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=35045"},"modified":"2020-03-18T15:51:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T15:51:51","slug":"corona-virus-acn-supports-help-to-the-most-desperate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2020\/03\/18\/corona-virus-acn-supports-help-to-the-most-desperate\/","title":{"rendered":"CORONA VIRUS:  ACN Supports Help to the Most Desperate"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">With a number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country, Nicol\u00e1s Maduro has decreed a &#8220;state of alarm&#8221; at a time when the country is facing perhaps the \u201cgreatest crisis in its history\u201d posing great concern for the health and well-being of Venezuelans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In these times of uncertainty and difficulty, the Catholic Church has been the support of millions of Venezuelans.\u00a0Thanks to the help of organizations like Aid to the Church in Need, the Church has been trying to alleviate the suffering of people who have lost their means of subsistence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Recently, the Archbishop of M\u00e9rida and Apostolic Administrator of Caracas expressed great thanks for the that Aid to the Church in Need has been providing to his country.\u00a0Cardinal Baltazar Porras said that the Catholic Church in Venezuela \u201cdoes not lose hope, creativity and constancy\u201d, and is totally dedicated to helping people in this social, political, economic and humanitarian crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0&#8220;The Church works creatively to serve others,&#8221; he said.\u00a0\u201cIn the most popular neighborhoods, the Church&#8217;s presence is impressive, involved in all these communities with a joy and dedication that edify me\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">An example of this solidarity effort, parishes in Venezuela have been transformed into social cafeterias and medical dispensaries.\u00a0It is \u201cthe simple and humble people who donate, as in the Gospel, what little they have\u201d, said the Venezuelan cardinal, stressing that the work of priests, religious and lay people in this solidarity aid has been incredible: \u201cthey don&#8217;t just give food;\u00a0accompany, donate time and dedication.\u00a0The biggest lack now is that of affection \u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In fact, practically five million Venezuelans &#8211; 4.9 million &#8211; have already left their homes since 2015, in what can be considered a mass flight of people from the poverty-stricken environment into which the South American country has fallen.\u00a0The data were revealed last week by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, who informed the UN Human Rights Council about the political and economic crisis in Venezuela, warning of acts of violence by law enforcement and government supporters \u201cagainst opposition parliamentarians\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The situation of economic crisis is having dramatic consequences for the population, especially people who are in a more vulnerable situation, namely children, the sick and the elderly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Aid to the Church in Need has been supporting the Venezuelan church through various humanitarian emergency projects, which include supporting parish canteens, building water wells, purchasing electric generators, among other needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/donate\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-35066 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/make-a-donation-300x96.png\" alt=\"Donate\" width=\"213\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/make-a-donation-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/make-a-donation-580x186.png 580w, https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/make-a-donation.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country, Nicol\u00e1s Maduro has decreed a &#8220;state of alarm&#8221; at a time when the country is facing perhaps the \u201cgreatest crisis in its history\u201d posing great concern for the health and well-being of Venezuelans. 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