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Card. Porras sends message from Venezuela to commemorate Farneta massacre
Cardinal Baltazar Porras sent a message from Venezuela to a commemoration in Lucca on Sunday, September 6, 2026, to remember the Farneta massacre. The archbishop emeritus of Caracas joined the remembrance of the monks killed in Farneta.
During the ceremony, attendees read the message from the cardinal, marking the first time a representative of the Venezuelan Church has participated in the commemoration of this event.
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- ReportingLucca, message from Card. Porras from Venezuela to remember the Farneta massacre
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