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Por Christopher LamB, CNN Estrellas de Hollywood se reunieron con el papa Leo XIV en el Vaticano, donde el pontífice describió al cine como un “taller de esperanza” y lamentó la disminución de audiencias a las salas. Entre las estrellas y directores de cine que se reunieron con el primer papa estadounidense este sábado se encontraban las ganadoras del Oscar Cate Blanchett, conocida por “El aviador” y “Elizabeth”, y Spike Lee, director de “Malcolm X” y “BlacKkKlansman”. Todos los presentes en la audiencia en el palacio apostólico del Vaticano tuvieron la oportunidad de saludar personalmente a León XIV al final del encuentro. Lee le obsequió al primer papa estadounidense una camiseta de los New York Knicks. Monica Bellucci, quien interpretó a María Magdalena en “La pasión de Cristo” de Mel Gibson, también se reunió con el papa el sábado, al igual que el actor Adam Scott, de las series “Parks and Recreation” y “Severance”, y Sergio Castellitto, quien interpretó al “cardenal vapeador” Tedesco en la película “Conclave”, que dramatiza el hermético proceso de elección papal. “La Iglesia los estima por su trabajo con la luz y el tiempo, con los rostros y los paisajes, con las palabras y el silencio”, les dijo León XIV. “Deseo renovar esta amistad porque el cine es un taller de esperanza, un lugar donde las personas pueden volver a encontrarse a sí mismas y a su propósito”. Según el Vaticano, la reunión tuvo lugar para “profundizar el diálogo con el mundo del cine” y explorar las “posibilidades que la creatividad artística ofrece a la misión de la Iglesia”. También se produce mientras la iglesia busca llegar a nuevas audiencias, con una nueva encuesta mundial de Gallup que muestra una caída de 17 puntos porcentuales de adultos en Estados Unidos que dicen que la religión es importante en su vida diaria. En su discurso, pronunciado en italiano, León XIV también lamentó el “preocupante declive” de las salas de cine, que, según él, están desapareciendo cada vez más de las ciudades. “Insto a las instituciones a no rendirse, sino a cooperar en la afirmación del valor social y cultural de esta actividad”, dijo en comentarios que fueron recibidos con aplausos. El pontífice, nacido en Chicago, había compartido sus películas favoritas antes del encuentro, mencionando “¡Qué bello es vivir!” (1946), “Sonrisas y lágrimas” (1965), “Gente corriente” (1980) y “La vida es bella” (1997). El padre Antonio Spadaro, uno de los funcionarios del Vaticano que ayudó a organizar la reunión, reflexionó que en cada una de las películas elegidas por León XIV “la bondad aparece frágil, ingenua, casi fuera de lugar, y sin embargo, precisamente por eso, revolucionaria”. La reunión en el Vaticano con estrellas de cine sigue a un encuentro similar organizado por el papa Francisco con comediantes. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2025 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved. The post Cate Blanchett y Spike Lee acompañan al Papa León XIV en su encuentro con numerosas estrellas en el Vaticano appeared first on KRDO.

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By Betsy Klein, Kevin Liptak, Haley Britzky, Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump suggested he has made up his mind on a course of action in Venezuela following multiple high-level briefings this week and a mounting US show of force in the region. Officials briefed Trump this week on options for military operations inside Venezuela, four sources told CNN, as he weighs the risks and benefits of launching a scaled-up campaign to potentially oust President Nicolás Maduro. The US military, meanwhile, has amassed more than a dozen warships and 15,000 troops into the region as part of what the Pentagon branded “Operation Southern Spear.” The president indicated Friday he was drawing closer to a path forward on his attempts to cut down on illegal flows of migrants and drugs — and the possibility of regime change. “I sort of have made up my mind — yeah. I mean, I can’t tell you what it would be, but I sort of have,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One when asked directly about those meetings and whether he had made a decision. What has Trump been briefed on? A small group, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, briefed the president on Wednesday. A larger national security team, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other top officials, met with Trump in the Situation Room on Thursday, according to a US official. Trump and his team reviewed target options during both meetings. Trump has been presented a wide range of options for Venezuela, including air strikes on military or government facilities and drug-trafficking routes, or a more direct attempt to take out Maduro. CNN previously reported that the president was considering plans to target cocaine production facilities and drug-trafficking routes inside Venezuela. It’s also possible he decides to forgo any action. Trump said last month he had authorized the CIA to operate in the country, but administration officials told lawmakers last week that the US didn’t have a legal justification that would support attacks against any land targets — though it is possible they could generate one. Trump recently told CBS’ “60 Minutes” he was not considering strikes inside Venezuela, despite earlier sounding open to the idea. The president has, in meetings, seemed wary of ordering actions that could end in failure or put US troops at risk, according to people familiar with the matter. What assets are in the region? In recent weeks, the US has amassed its naval forces in the Caribbean as the Trump administration has launched at least 20 strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats, an effort officials say is meant to disrupt the flow of drugs into the US. The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, arrived in the region earlier this week. In addition to the aircraft carrier itself — described as the US Navy’s “most lethal combat platform” — the US has amassed roughly 15,000 military personnel in the region, alongside more than a dozen warships, including a cruiser, destroyers, an air and missile defense command ship, amphibious assault vessels, and an attack submarine. It has also deployed 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico, which has become a hub for the US military as part of the increased focus on the Caribbean. Experts describe that level of military buildup as significant. “I have been surprised by both the scale and the speed, and it is unprecedented,” Eric Farnsworth, Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told CNN. “It’s the most significant build up this century. In fact, you have to go back to 1989, the US invasion of Panama, for anything remotely similar.” Venezuela, in turn, has said it is launching a “massive mobilization” of military personnel, weapons and equipment. Potential risks and rewards Regime change in Venezuela would require serious commitment by the US and carries high risk, but ousting Maduro could give Trump and his team credit for…