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

Father Russell Pollitt, S.J. | Crux

Pope Leo XIV in front of a stature of St. Mary in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, on Jan. 1, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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Pope Leo XIV prays while celebrating Vespers in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on Dec. 31, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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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.)

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

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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

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Pope Leo XIV in front of a stature of St. Mary in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, on Jan. 1, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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