Venezuela: what the Pope (who was born in the USA) says

Leo XIV is very concerned and warns that the well-being of the Venezuelan people must prevail above all else.

The US military carried out “successfully a large-scale attack” in Venezuela. President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were detained at the presidential residence in Caracas.

This took place on Saturday. A day later, the Pope Leo XIV He attended the usual Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square, in Rome. And he didn’t avoid the subject.

“I follow with big concern the developments of the situation in Venezuela”, the Pope began by saying.

“O well-being of the beloved Venezuelan people must prevail over any other consideration and lead both to overcoming violence and to the adoption of paths of justice and peace, guaranteeing the sovereignty of the countryensuring the Rule of law established in the Constitution”, commented Leo XIV – who was born in the USA, as Robert Francis Prevost.

The Pope added that one must “respect human and civil rights of each one, and of everyone, and work to build together a serene future of collaboration, stability and harmony”.

All with special attention “to the most poor, who suffer due to the difficult economic situation”.