On his return trip from Lebanon to Rome, at the end of his first pastoral tour, Pope Leo XIV He asked the United States to exert economic pressure on Venezuela in the midst of the conflict in which it continues, He announced that his next trip would be to Algeria He talked about a possible invasion of Latin America, specifically Argentina, Uruguay, and Peru, without specifying specific dates.
In response to questions from Elisabetta PiqueA media correspondent in Buenos Aires, andThe Supreme Pontiff explained: “Obviously, I would very much like to visit Latin America, Argentina and UruguayWho are waiting for the Pope’s visit. Peru, I think they will receive me, and if I go to Peru there are also many neighboring countries, but The project has not been determined yet“.
Then he pointed to VenezuelaWhich is facing a moment of intense tension with the United States, after the deployment of a large number of military forces near its coasts by order of the United States. Donald Trump While rumors grow about a possible invasion.
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Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lebanon and renewed the call for peace amid regional tensions
The Pope stressed that “at the level of the Episcopal Conference, and with the papal nuncio, they are looking for ways to calm the situation, looking above all for the good of the people, because what often suffers in these situations is the people, not the authorities.” The sounds that come from the United States change with a certain frequencySometimes you have to see. On the one hand, it appears that a telephone conversation took place between the two presidents. On the other hand, There is this risk, the possibility of some activities, some operations, even an invasion of Venezuelan territory.“.
Leo Even economic pressuresBut we are looking for another way to change, if that is what the United States decides to do.”
The statement of Pope Leo XIV in which he said that he wanted to visit Argentina, Uruguay, Peru and Mexico
On November 19, a group of journalists asked the Pontiff at his residence in Castel Gandolfo about a possible trip to Latin America. The answer was: “Of course. Next year we will schedule trips little by little.. I’m happy to travel, but the problem is scheduling. I want to go to Mexico to visit the Church of Guadalupe, and to Peru, Uruguay, and Argentina etc.”
Pope Leo XIV asked “not to become accustomed to war” and called on the international community to rebuild peace
The Pope explained that he was also interested in going to Oceania, especially to “Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands,” which, as he put it, “had been on hold for a long time,” noting that He also plans to visit the Shrine of the Virgin Mary Fatima in Portugal.
At present, the Holy See has not officially announced any trip the Pontiff will take to Latin America next year.
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