Pope Leo XIV is demanding President Donald Trump find “another way” to handle Venezuela after days of veiled threats and rumors of military action.

The pontiff urged the president to find a way besides violence to achieve America’s goals—supposedly to curb the drug trade—in the South American country.

“It seems there is the possibility that there may be some activity, even an operation to invade Venezuelan territory,” Leo told reporters aboard a flight home from Lebanon on Tuesday.

He continued, “I truly believe that it is better to look for ways of dialogue, maybe pressure, including economic pressure, but looking another way to change, if that is what they want to do in the United States.”

Trump, 79, accidentally confirmed over the weekend that he spoke by phone with his Venezuela

See Full Page