Venezuela's Chávez Given Anointing of the Sick

Editor: We'd heard earlier that he was deathly ill. Despite propaganda footage of himself and Castro hanging out in sports attire, it seems those initial reports were true. Perhaps now the Venezuelan government will stop persecuting the Church?

Bishop Highlights Spiritual Strength That Comes From Sacrament

CARACAS, Venezuela, JULY 14, 2011 (Zenit.org).- The bishop of San Cristobal de Venezuela administered the sacrament of anointing of the sick to the nation's president, who is recovering from cancer.

Bishop Mario del Valle Moronta Rodríguez gave Hugo Chávez the sacrament at a Mass to mark the nation's bicentennial, July 5.

The bishop said that the anointing should not cause alarm.

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