US EditionPope Leo urges Donald Trump not to try to oust Venezuelan president by force
- On Tuesday, Pope Leo told reporters on the papal plane returning to Rome from Beirut that the United States should avoid any military incursion to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
- There is an ultimatum from U.S. President Donald Trump to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro demanding resignation and threatening military removal, while shifting U.S. signals and a phone exchange raise invasion fears in Venezuela.
- The pope recommended dialogue and economic pressure as alternatives, saying church leaders in Venezuela and the nuncio are seeking to calm the situation and protect the people.
- The timing of Leo's remarks, amid heightened tensions, means his May 8, 2025 election as the first US-born pope could influence United States-Venezuela diplomacy.
- Leo said he has begun small conversations with regional leaders and intends to continue them personally or through the Holy See, while his Middle East trip emphasised dialogue and friendship between faiths.
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Pope Leo urges Trump to de-escalate tensions with Venezuela
Pope Leo XIV urged President Donald Trump to de-escalate tensions with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, saying he should return to dialogue and only use nonviolent pressure. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Leo expressed concern about developments between the United States and Venezuela, fearing a military escalation between the two. Pope Leo XIV talks to reporters aboard an airplane as he returns from a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon,…
Pope Leon asked American President Donald Trump not to resort to military force to persuade Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, but to seek dialogue and diplomatic solutions. The pontif sovereign called for his return from his visit to Turkey and Lebanon, warning that military intervention could increase tensions and affect the civilian population in the first place.
Pope Leo tells US not to invade Venezuela
Pope Leo XIV urged the U.S. not to move forward with a military incursion in Venezuela on Tuesday, instead recommending the Trump administration “seek dialogue” to avoid escalation. “There is this danger, this possibility, that there could be an action, an operation, including an invasion of Venezuelan territory,” the pope told reporters in Spanish while returning from a trip to Beirut. “I again believe it is better to seek dialogue within this …
‘Look for other ways’: Pope Leo urges US to avoid military action to remove Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro
President Donald Trump’s threat to remove Maduro by force, Pope Leo said the US should look for other ways to push for change “if that is what they want to do in the United States.”
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