2006 file photo of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez with Cardinal Savino of Caracas

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, center, walks with Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino of Caracas in this 2006 file photo. Chavez, the socialist president who transformed Venezuela while acting as chief protagonist in what was one of the worst Catholic Church-government relationships in Latin America, died March 5. He was 58. (CNS photo/Reuters)