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Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus remarks on Venezuela crisis both cautious and clear

Pope expresses ‘deep concern’ after US military action in Venezuela

Jan 4
Elise Ann Allen

Men watch smoke rising from a dock after explosions were heard at La Guaira port, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (Credit: Matias Delacroix/AP.)

Venezuelan Church reacts to US abduction of Maduro with caution

Jan 4
Eduardo Campos Lima

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro speaks at a ceremony marking the ninth anniversary of the signing of a peace deal between the state and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (Credit: Fernando Vergara/AP.)

Colombian Catholics among those concerned after Trump threatens country’s president

Jan 5
Eduardo Campos Lima

Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus remarks on Venezuela crisis both cautious and clear

Jan 5
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus remarks on Venezuela crisis both cautious and clear

Jan 5
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People who were kidnapped after a church service in November 2024 leave after a church meeting in Kaduna, Nigeria, on Nov. 6, 2025. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

Catholic priest calls for ‘radical restructuring’ of Nigeria

Jan 5
Ngala Killian Chimtom

A vendor sells local newspapers with headlines referring to US President Donald Trump’s comments about Nigeria, on the street of Lagos, Nigeria, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP.)

Gunmen kill at least 30 villagers and abduct others during raid in northern Nigeria

Jan 5
Associated Press

Residents look at a damaged apartment complex that neighbors say was hit during U.S. strikes to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (Credit: Matias Delacroix/AP.)

‘Still shaken’: Trepidation in Venezuela after US captures Maduro

Jan 5
Regina Garcia Cano,
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