Jan 4, 2026 - Politics & Policy

Pope expresses "soul full of concern" for Venezuela

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Pope Leo XIV, with glasses and short, gray hair and dressed in  white religious attire, speaks at a podium with a silver microphone against a black background.

Pope Leo XIV delivers his Sunday Angelus blessing from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, Vatican, on Jan. 4. Photo: Elisabetta Trevisan - Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images

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