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(MENAFN) Vatican City has denied media reports alleging that a January meeting between a senior US defense official and a Vatican representative became confrontational over remarks made by Pope Leo XIV. In an official statement, Vatican...

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump has reportedly issued a strong and unusual attack on Pope Leo XIV, accusing him of being “weak on crime” and “terrible for foreign policy,” while also suggesting the pontiff’s election was influenced by the...

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(MENAFN) Relations between the United States and the Catholic Church have grown tense since January, following a confrontational message delivered by senior US defense officials to a Vatican representative.

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(MENAFN) A senior Vatican official on Wednesday urged the United States and Israel to bring an end to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin told reporters that he would advise US President...

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(MENAFN) A senior Vatican official on Wednesday urged the United States and Israel to bring the ongoing Middle East conflict to an end. Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin told reporters that he plans to tell US President Donald...

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(MENAFN) The Vatican has formally declined to join the Board of Peace, a US-led international body established to oversee post-conflict reconstruction in Gaza and promote broader global stability, citing deep reservations about the organization's...