Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Pope Leo XIV met with Nobel Peace Prize winner and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the Vatican on Monday ahead of her visit with President Donald Trump.
Her political party, Vente Venezuela, posted her comment on X.
"Today I had the blessing and honor of being able to share with His Holiness and express our gratitude for his attention to what is happening in our country. I also conveyed to him the strength of the Venezuelan people, who remain steadfast and in prayer for Venezuela's freedom, and I asked him to intercede for all Venezuelans who remain kidnapped and disappeared," Machado said.
Last week, Trump said that Machado would be visiting him sometime this week. No date has been confirmed.
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