Kate Stevenson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The death toll in Venezuela has now surpassed 3,800 victims. As the humanitarian crisis worsens, the Catholic Church continues to lead relief efforts, offering hope and pastoral care to those who have lost everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far, around 14,700 tons of humanitarian aid has reached the area following the devastating earthquake that struck the country on June 24. More than 9,000 tons have already been distributed, while the remainder is being held in warehouses for the next stages of the emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A nationwide network of dioceses and parishes, have delivered more than 5,000 food packages, 3,000 hygiene kits, 8,000 family relief kits and over 73,000 units of medical supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among the dioceses leading the response is La Guaira, situated in one of the regions hit hardest by the disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RAFAEL MONTILLA Here in my parish we have a collection center for donations from Caritas, We have received donations from NGOs, foundations, and ordinary people who collected supplies in their own communities and brought them here to be distributed.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n People have also organized themselves to bring food and prepare meals for rescuers and for families who lost everything. Even helping set up tents.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Church has accompanied all of these efforts.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The mission has relied on an army of volunteers, whom Caritas say are at the \u201cheart\u201d of the emergency response. More than 3,300 volunteers have mobilized across the country, with around 280 serving each day. International teams from Puerto Rico, Chile and the wider Caritas network across the Americas and Europe have also joined the response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The director of Caritas explained to Fr. Raphael that during the first phase of a disaster, everyone wants to help. What's important is ensuring that aid is still available in the days and weeks that follow the immediate response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n RAFAEL MONTILLA We must gradually channel the help to the people who need it most. In the third phase, after what happened, how do we keep going? How do we stay afloat? How do we keep working?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n In the immediate aftermath of the earthquakes, priests searched the rubble for parishioners and family members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n RAFAEL MONTILLA From Wednesday until Sunday I wasn't even able to celebrate Mass\u2014not because I didn't want to, but because I was helping wherever I could. The priests who arrived from elsewhere, accompanied the people and prayed with them They helped to spiritually support those who cried out to the Lord.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Today they continue celebrating Masses and funerals, visiting the wounded, hearing confessions and helping families to navigate unimaginable loss and profound grief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kate Stevenson The death toll in Venezuela has now surpassed 3,800 victims. As the humanitarian crisis worsens, the Catholic Church continues to lead relief efforts, offering hope and pastoral care to those who have lost everything. So far, around 14,700 tons of humanitarian aid has reached the area following the devastating earthquake that struck the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":758,"featured_media":92331,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qRDv_MQoxnw","video_descarga":"https:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bvenezuelainnumberseng.mp4","international_url":"https:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bvenezuelainnumbersint.mp4","type":"bn","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92338"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/758"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92338"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92341,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92338\/revisions\/92341"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Director of Communications at La Guaira<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Director of Communications at La Guaira<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Director of Communications at La Guaira<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n