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Machado seeks Pope Leo's support for Venezuela's transition during Vatican meeting

Machado seeks Pope Leo's support for Venezuela's transition during Vatican meeting

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Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado was granted a private audience with Pope Leo XIV on Monday at the Vatican. Machado told reporters that she asked Leo to intercede for the release of hundreds of political prisoners still being held in the South American country. Leo had said he was following the developments in Venezuela with "deep concern," and urg...

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