Pope Leo Meets With Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado at Vatican

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Monday, 12 January 2026 06:44 AM EST

Pope Leo met on Monday with Venezuelan opposition leader and ‍Nobel peace ‍prize winner Maria Machado, the Vatican ⁠said in a release.

No further information ​was immediately given about the meeting, listed ‍among the pope's appointments for ⁠Monday in a daily Vatican statement.

Leo, the first U.S. pope, ⁠has called ​for ⁠Venezuela to remain an independent ‍country after the capture ‌by U.S. forces of Venezuelan President Nicolas ⁠Maduro ​on ‍the orders of President Donald Trump.

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