Rome, Italy - Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday criticized the US military deployment in the Caribbean, without naming US President Donald Trump , saying that "with violence we don't win".
Pope Leo XIV spoke out on Tuesday against the increasing US military deployment in the Caribbean.
It increases tension," said the 70-year-old pope, speaking of reports of US boats "each time ever closer to the coast of Venezuela".
Trump has launched a major military deployment in the Caribbean in recent weeks, conducting multiple strikes on vessels that the US has alleged – without evidence – were smuggling drugs, killing dozens.
The Chicago-born pope was also asked about migrants in detention in his home city – America's third-largest – which has been a key target of Trump's crackdown on immigrants.
"I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made in terms of what's happening.
Many people who have lived for years and years and years never causing problems have been deeply affected by what's going on right now," he said. »