Pope on Venezuela: Overcome violence, safeguard country’s sovereignty
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Key Points:
- Pope Leo XIV expressed deep concern about recent events in Venezuela following the U.S. arrest of Nicolás Maduro in Caracas and his transfer to New York for trial, urging for peace, justice, and respect for Venezuelan sovereignty and human rights.
- During the Angelus prayer, the Pope called for prayers for the Venezuelan people, entrusting them to the intercession of Our Lady of Coromoto, St. José Gregorio Hernández, and St. Carmen Rendiles, and emphasized faith in the God of peace amid conflict.
- U.S. special forces conducted a raid in Caracas on January 3, capturing Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and charging them with multiple felonies in New York.
- The Venezuelan Bishops
