At annual Marian celebration in Venezuela, bishops call for release of political prisoners

Each year, the annual Marian procession of the “Divina Pastora” (“Divine Shepherdess”) draws millions of pilgrims and devotees in Venezuela. The Jan. 14 procession, however, was of particular significance following the United States’ capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores Jan. 3.

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