 Kupindura kutsoropodzwa kwavakaitwa nemabhishopu emuVenezuela, Mutungamiri Nicolás Maduro akati muna 2017 kuti aitsigirwa naFrancis. Francis akasangana nemabhishopu emunyika iyi muna Chikumi 2017, uye mutungamiri wesangano remabhishopu emuVenezuela akati, Hapana chinhambwe pakati pemusangano wemabhishopu neHoly See. Muna Ndira 2019, 20 vaimbove vatungamiri muLatin America vakanyora tsamba kuna Francis vachitsoropodza hurukuro yake yeKisimusi maererano nedambudziko riri kuitika reVenezuelanokuda kwokuva vakanyanyisa uye nokuda kwokusaziva zvavaidavira kuva zvikonzero zvokutambura kwevanotambudzwa nedambudziko racho. Francis akatsvaka rugare munhamo pasina kusarudza rutivi. 