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        "rendered": "<p>\u201cThe Church has an extraordinary diplomatic reach, and Pope Leo XIV is trying very actively to moderate disputes and help resolve conflicts,\u201d Czech President Petr Pavel said.<\/p>\n<p>Amid international tensions, Pope Leo XIV received Czech President Petr Pavel in an audience on Monday, with both leaders agreeing that \u201cdemocratic countries are and should be natural partners,\u201d the president said during a brief press conference for Czech media following the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The two leaders discussed \u201cdynamic changes in the contemporary world,\u201d Pavel said. He warned of a possible split in the European Union if some member states \u201cwill prefer the principles of force\u201d instead of adherence to \u201cthe values and principles on which the EU was founded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot all the options available to resolve\u201d current tensions between the United States and Europe have been used, Pavel stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Pavel thanked Pope Leo XIV for the Vatican\u2019s efforts to help secure the release of Czech citizen Jan Darmovzal from Venezuela. Darmovzal was detained in September 2024 by Venezuelan authorities and released this month following the U.S. capture of President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Church has an extraordinary diplomatic reach, and Pope Leo XIV is trying very actively to moderate disputes and help resolve conflicts,\u201d Pavel acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>A Vatican press release appreciated \u201cgood bilateral relations\u201d between the Holy See and the Czech Republic and expressed \u201cthe desire to further strengthen them.\u201d Pavel said relations were at a high level, adding that Pope Leo XIV was invited to visit the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n<p>This article was originally published by EWTN News English.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ewtnvatican.com\/articles\/pope-leo-xiv-czech-president-democracy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/ewtnvatican.com\/articles\/pope-leo-xiv-czech-president-democracy<\/a><\/em><\/p>",
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