Weekly Report - 23 October 2025 (WR-25-42)

Pope Leo XIV canonised José Gregorio Hernández and Mother Carmen Rendiles Martínez, who become Venezuela’s first two saints, in the Vatican on Sunday 19 October. The decision was joyfully received in a country where 60-70% of the population identifies as Catholic. It also set off various less benign political calculations.

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