Pope Leo makes beloved ‘doctor of the poor’ Venezuela’s first saint - José Gregorio Hernández is revered by millions for his dedication to impoverished communities

Pope Leo XIV will finally canonize José Gregorio Hernández, Venezuela's beloved “doctor of the poor,” on Sunday.

Trump has moved significant U.S. military assets, including eight warships, about 10,000 troops, a nuclear-power submarine and fighter jets, to the southern Caribbean, close to Venezuela. Earlier this week, the president confirmed he authorized the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to carry out covert operations in Venezuela.

The U.S. Senate is poised to take up a bipartisan bill aimed at preventing the Trump administration from launching a full-on war with Venezuela over alleged ties to the international drug trade.

Venezuela is just miles away from Trinidad, where people in one coastal community are mourning the disappearance of two local fishermen believed killed in a U.S. strike on Tuesday.

President Trump’s deployment around Venezuela includes training with an Army unit capable of inserting some of the military’s most elite and deadly special operations forces. The U.S.

The United States has acknowledged carrying out at least five strikes on vessels near Venezuela that it says were transporting drugs, killing at least 27 people.

US President Trump indicated Wednesday he had authorised covert CIA operations against Venezuela and was considering attacks on land against alleged drug-cartels in the country.