I don’t have access to live updates right now. Here’s what’s publicly notable about the Archdiocese of Caracas in recent years:
- In 2024, Raúl Biord Castillo was installed as the new metropolitan archbishop of Caracas, succeeding Cardinal Baltazar Porras, during a period of political and social upheaval in Venezuela. This marked a significant leadership change for the archdiocese amid the country’s crisis.[1]
- Reports from late 2024 and 2025 indicate continuing tensions between the Venezuelan church hierarchy and the regime, including public statements from the archdiocese and bishops calling for justice, peace, and the release of political prisoners.[5][6]
- There were later allegations in early 2026 about alleged close ties between church figures and the regime, which the archdiocese publicly denied, stating that no extortion or pressure had been exercised on relatives of detainees or others in its sphere.[3][5]
If you’d like, I can search for the very latest articles and provide concise summaries with sources. Would you prefer I pull fresh updates now?
Citations:
- Installation of new archbishop in Caracas.[1]
- Ongoing church-regime tensions and canonization context.[2]
- Denials of extortion allegations by the archdiocese in 2026.[3]
- Archdiocese coverage and historical context in CNA and Pillar Catholic summaries.[4][5]
Sources
The Archdiocese of Caracas has denied accusations that it mediated a meeting with Venezuelan regime officials to blackmail the daughter of an opposition candidate in the 2024 presidential elections. St. Anne Cathedral in Caracas. Credit: Luvilu6, Wikimedia, CC-BY-SA 4.0. “At no time has any ‘extortion’ or pressure been exerted on relatives of detainees or on anyone else in the archdiocese,” Archbishop Raúl Biord stated in a January 20 press rele…
ground.newsMonsignor Raúl Biord visits the Faculty of Theology at Comillas in a meeting with Professors and students, sharing the current situation of the Church in Venezuela.
www.comillas.eduBreaking News - CNA Jan 3, 2026 / 02:50 am (CNA). Multiple explosions rocked Caracas and several other Venezuelan cities early Saturday, Jan. 3, accompanied by the sound of apparent military aircraft flyovers. Residents reported shaking windows and columns of smoke rising from strategic locations, including military bases. "The explosions were so strong they made the windows of my house shake. When we looked outside, numerous plumes of smoke were rising over Caracas," said Andrés Henríquez, a...
www.catholicworldreport.comThe canonization of Hernández and Rendiles could have been a unifying event for a country in pain. Instead, it revealed the moral chasm separating the Church’s vision of human dignity from the regime’s hunger for control
zenit.orgThe archbishop of Caracas has been accused of maintaining a close relationship with the Venezuelan regime.
www.pillarcatholic.comArchdiocese of Caracas - Latest news
www.catholicnewsagency.comOn Aug. 24, the new metropolitan archbishop of Caracas, Venezuela, Raúl Biord Castillo, formally took possession of the archdiocese.
www.catholicnewsagency.com