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Macron and Pope Leo XIV Meet at the Vatican to Champion Diplomacy
world9 hours ago

Macron and Pope Leo XIV Meet at the Vatican to Champion Diplomacy

French President Emmanuel Macron and Pope Leo XIV held their first Vatican meeting, focusing on the Middle East crisis, multilateralism, climate change and humanitarian emergencies, and criticizing Donald Trump’s Iran policy; Macron and his wife Brigitte spent about two hours with the pope, exchanged gifts (a France basketball jersey and a Notre Dame reconstruction book), and Macron later spoke with Secretary of State Parolin, with no bilateral meeting planned with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

via Euronews.com|
#diplomacy#iran-war#macron
Pope Leo XIV Launches Longest-Ever Africa Pilgrimage Across Four Nations
world15 hours ago

Pope Leo XIV Launches Longest-Ever Africa Pilgrimage Across Four Nations

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni outlined Pope Leo XIV’s 11-day Apostolic Journey (April 13–23) to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea, with addresses in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish and focus on peace, migration, the environment, youth and the family. It will be the pope’s longest trip yet, his first visit to Algeria and decades-long first visits to the other countries, featuring a diverse delegation and an in-flight press conference on the return.

via Vatican News|
#africa#algeria#angola
Pope denounces war and warns faith cannot sanctify violence in Iran crisis
world19 hours ago

Pope denounces war and warns faith cannot sanctify violence in Iran crisis

Pope Leo XIV condemned warfare in a social media post, saying God does not bless conflicts and that lasting peace comes from dialogue rather than military action. The message, seen as a rebuke of religious rhetoric surrounding the US-Israel strikes on Iran, follows ongoing criticism of the war and echoes his previous calls to avoid invoking faith to justify violence.

via The Guardian|
#christian-nationalism#iran-conflict#peace-and-dialogue
Vatican Official Describes Pentagon Run-In With Trump Aides as 'Bullying' and 'Tense'
politics1 day ago

Vatican Official Describes Pentagon Run-In With Trump Aides as 'Bullying' and 'Tense'

A Vatican diplomat characterized a January Pentagon encounter with Trump administration officials and Cardinal Christophe Pierre as a tense, aggressive confrontation described as bullying, with U.S. officials allegedly insisting the U.S. military could act as it saw fit and pressing the pope to side with Trump. The disclosures follow reporting by The Free Press and The Pillar, prompting denials from the Trump camp and a counter-narrative from the Pentagon, while tensions between the Vatican and the Trump White House deepen amid Leo XIV’s criticisms of Trump’s policies.

via The Daily Beast|
#defense-department#pentagon#politics
Pentagon denies pressuring Vatican over pope's Iran remarks
world1 day ago

Pentagon denies pressuring Vatican over pope's Iran remarks

The Pentagon and the Vatican denied reports that a US official berated Vatican envoy Cardinal Christophe Pierre in January over Pope Leo XIV’s criticism of US policy on Iran, saying the meeting with Elbridge Colby was respectful and cordial. The pope’s comments on Iran and US diplomacy remain a point of tension, and gossip of a potential papal visit to the U.S. in 2026 was disputed, with the Vatican noting the pope will not go to the United States that year; he is scheduled to visit Lampedusa on July 4.

via Euronews.com|
#iran#pentagon#pope-leo-xiv
Pentagon Pressure on Pope Over Trump Critique Sparks Vatican Alarm
world2 days ago

Pentagon Pressure on Pope Over Trump Critique Sparks Vatican Alarm

A recent report details a confrontational January Pentagon meeting in which Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby allegedly warned Cardinal Christophe Pierre that the U.S. has the power to act militarily and urged the Vatican to side with Washington, prompting Pope Leo XIV to cancel a planned U.S. visit. The Vatican framed the warning as unprecedented intimidation, drawing comparisons to the Avignon papacy; the White House disputed the portrayal and said the meeting was respectful.

via Yahoo|
#avignon-papacy#pentagon#pope-leo-xiv
Pope Leo XIV condemns Iran-war moves, broadening critique of U.S. policy
politics11 days ago

Pope Leo XIV condemns Iran-war moves, broadening critique of U.S. policy

Pope Leo XIV used Palm Sunday to condemn the Iran war and urge a cease-fire, highlighting civilian casualties while signaling ongoing moral opposition to U.S. policy; the pope has previously criticized Trump-era immigration measures and supported bishops’ critiques, and will focus on migrant issues with a visit to Lampedusa, with no White House comment yet.

via Axios|
#immigration#iran-war#politics
Vatican reshuffles top posts: new General Affairs chief, Italy nuncio, and Papal Household prefect
world12 days ago

Vatican reshuffles top posts: new General Affairs chief, Italy nuncio, and Papal Household prefect

Pope Leo XIV named Archbishop Paolo Rudelli the new Substitute for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State, moving him from Apostolic Nuncio to Colombia; Edgar Peña Parra becomes Apostolic Nuncio to Italy, succeeding Petar Rajič, who is appointed Prefect of the Papal Household, a post vacant for over six years. The changes underscore ongoing Vatican diplomacy and internal administration, with Rudelli’s appointment marking a major leadership shift in the Secretariat and Rajič returning to Italy to head the Pope’s household.

via Vatican News|
#diplomacy#papal-household#pope-leo-xiv