More than a half dozen right-leaning, Latin American heads of state supported the U.S. intervention in Venezuela to depose Nicolás Maduro, including the pro-Trump leaders of Ecuador, Argentina and El Salvador.
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Pope Leo meets with Venezuelan opposition leader Machado
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado asked for Pope Leo XIV’s help in securing the release of political prisoners in the country following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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Trump administration strikes Venezuela—while threatening to deport Venezuelans
President Trump’s newfound concern for Venezuelans has not translated into a reversal of Trump administration decisions to terminate Biden-era temporary protected status for Venezuelans already in the United States.
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Venezuela, Trump and the end of ‘Pax Americana’
When it comes to American foreign policy under President Trump, the only guarantee left is that there are no guarantees.
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Inside Venezuela’s capital after Trump administration captures Maduro
While members of the Venezuelan diaspora in Europe and the United States celebrated Mr. Maduro’s capture, in Caracas, residents contemplated the morning’s events in an eerie silence—neither public celebrations of Mr. Maduro’s arrest nor demonstrations demanding his release were evident in Caracas neighborhoods in the immediate aftermath of the American incursion.
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Pope Leo: ‘The good of the beloved Venezuelan people must prevail over every other consideration.’
In response to a U.S. raid that captured Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, Pope Leo XIV called for nations to respect Venezuela’s sovereignty and to pursue justice and peace.
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Archbishop Broglio urges end to Trump administration’s Venezuela strikes
“I call on our Nation’s leaders, legislators, and those specifically charged to direct our Armed Forces to respect the consciences of those who raise their right hands to defend and protect the Constitution by not asking them to engage in immoral actions,” Archbishop Broglio said.
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At COP30 in the Amazon, Catholic leaders urge global cooperation on climate change
As COP30 begins in Brazil, Catholic Church leaders urge nations to respect Indigenous communities and act unselfishly together to address climate change and protect creation.
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Pope Leo sends letter marking 400th anniversary of seminary where he taught in Peru
“Prayer and the search for truth are not parallel paths, but a single road leading to the Master,” he wrote. “Piety without doctrine becomes fragile sentimentality; doctrine without prayer becomes sterile and cold.”
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Catholic leaders respond to police raid that killed 132 in Brazil
“Operation Containment” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, aimed to disrupt the criminal network Comando Vermelho, but with 132 dead were police too indiscriminate in their use of force?