Vatican seeks to revive faltering Venezuela talks

A Vatican representative sought on Tuesday night to rescue faltering talks between Venezuela's leftist government and the opposition, after President Nicolas Maduro's rivals said they would sit out further meetings unless concessions were made. Venezuela's opposition snubbed a scheduled meeting with government officials on Tuesday, saying the government's earlier electoral and foreign aid promises had not been kept. Hopes for real rapprochement during the formal talks, which began in October with facilitators from the Vatican, have always been Slim. More…