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Maduro Asks Pope León XIV for ‘Special Support’ to Consolidate Peace

The outreach leverages Vatican contacts to counter what Maduro calls a regime‑change threat from a U.S. military buildup.

Maduro pide ayuda al Papa León XIV en plena crisis con Estados Unidos y acusa a Washington de promover cambio de régimen
Cancillería informó que el embajador venezolano ante el Vaticano entregó la carta de Nicolás Maduro al secretario de Estado de la Santa Sede, Pietro Parolin.
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Overview

  • Foreign Minister Yván Gil said via Telegram that Ambassador Franklin Zeltzer delivered Maduro’s letter to Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin.
  • The Vatican meeting also handled arrangements for the October 19 canonizations of Venezuelans José Gregorio Hernández and Carmen Rendiles.
  • Caracas portrays a U.S. deployment in the Caribbean as a looming attempt to force political change, citing at least eight warships, a fast‑attack nuclear submarine, and more than 4,500 personnel near Venezuelan waters.
  • Venezuela conducted organizational defense exercises, and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López urged national unity to confront U.S. pressure.
  • Relatives of political prisoners issued a separate appeal to the pope seeking intervention for releases, citing more than 900 detainees and humanitarian concerns.