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Pope Urges Dialogue Amid Venezuela Tensions and Immigration Fears

12/3/2025

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Pope Leo XIV, returning from Lebanon on December 2, 2025, voiced concerns about a possible U.S. military intervention in Venezuela.
He noted a recent U.S.-Venezuela presidential exchange that could escalate tensions.
The pontiff urged dialogue with President Nicolas Maduro's government.
He criticized immigration fears in Europe and North America as arising from opponents of diversity.
He concluded his trip with a mass in Beirut attended by 150,000 worshippers.

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Pope Leo XIV, returning from Lebanon on December 2, 2025, voiced concerns about a possible U.S. military intervention in Venezuela.
He noted a recent U.S.-Venezuela presidential exchange that could escalate tensions.
The pontiff urged dialogue with President Nicolas Maduro's government.
He criticized immigration fears in Europe and North America as arising from opponents of diversity.
He concluded his trip with a mass in Beirut attended by 150,000 worshippers.