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Can Pope Leo move President Trump on the Iran war?
A rare public confrontation is emerging between Washington and the Vatican. Tensions between the Trump administration, which invokes Christian language to support its military agenda, and Pope Leo XIV, an American pontiff representing 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, are rising. Vatican experts say the Pope’s background, moral authority and opposition to nationalist narratives have turned the papacy into a key counterweight, as few political leaders openly challenge White House power.
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A rare public confrontation is emerging between Washington and the Vatican. Tensions between the Trump administration, which invokes Christian language to support its military agenda, and Pope Leo XIV, an American pontiff representing 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, are rising. Vatican experts say the Pope’s background, moral authority and opposition to nationalist narratives have turned the papacy into a key counterweight, as few political leaders openly challenge White House power.
A rare public confrontation is emerging between Washington and the Vatican. Tensions between the Trump administration, which invokes Christian language to support its military agenda, and Pope Leo XIV, an American pontiff representing 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, are rising. Vatican experts say the Pope’s background, moral authority and opposition to nationalist narratives have turned the papacy into a key counterweight, as few political leaders openly challenge White House power.
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