Pope Leo urges dialogue over military action after failed Maduro, Trump call

Pope Leo has spoken retired astir the dangers of subject enactment by the U.S. successful overthrowing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and appeared to inquire President Trump to prioritize dialog and diplomatic pressure, per Vatican reports.

The pontiff’s poignant entreaty came arsenic the White House intensified its run against Maduro this week, mostly due to the fact that of alleged engagement by his authorities successful amerciable cause trafficking.

"We are trying to find a mode to calm the situation, seeking supra each the bully of the people, due to the fact that successful these situations it is the radical who suffer, not the authorities," Leo told reporters connected a formation location from Lebanon Tuesday.

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Pope Leo told reporters that determination was the information of immoderate subject cognition successful Venezuela. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

"The signals coming from the United States change, and truthful we indispensable see… On the 1 hand, it seems determination has been a telephone speech betwixt the 2 presidents; connected the different hand, determination is this danger, this possibility, that determination could beryllium an action, an operation, including an penetration of Venezuelan territory."

The pope spoke aft the U.S. deployed its largest subject beingness successful the Caribbean including strikes against vessels suspected of cause trafficking.

This week, according to reports, Trump had delivered an ultimatum to Maduro successful a telephone call, demanding that helium surrender powerfulness immediately.

Maduro reportedly refused, insisting alternatively connected a "global amnesty" for himself and his allies.

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The U.S. has a ample subject beingness disconnected the seashore of Venezuela amid ongoing tensions involving President Donald Trump and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. (Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images)

"I again judge it is amended to question dialog wrong this pressure, including economical pressure, but looking for different mode to bring astir change, if that is what the United States determine to do," the Pope added connected the matter.

Speaking to 81 journalists aboard the papal plane, helium appeared to explicit interest astir the rising tensions.

Leo, answering a journalist’s question, besides said the signals coming from the U.S. medication astir its argumentation toward Venezuela seemed unclear.

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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters portion successful formation connected Air Force One from his Mar-a-Lago property successful Palm Beach, Fla., to Joint Base Andrews, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The 70-year-old Chicago-born pontiff, elected successful May pursuing the decease of Pope Francis, besides utilized the in-flight property league to talk astir the relation of the Holy See, which works "behind-the-scenes" successful bid negotiations, truthful that each parties whitethorn laic down arms.

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As good arsenic the concern successful Venezuela, helium spoke astir the Middle East and the warfare successful Ukraine.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the Vatican for comment.