US EditionDid Macron attempt to interfere with papal conclave?
- On May 7, 2025, allegations arose in Italian media claiming that French President Macron attempted to influence the papal conclave in Vatican City.
- The claims follow Macron’s informal meetings with French cardinals, including Archbishop Jean-Marc Aveline, amid a conclave convened to elect Pope Francis’s successor after his death.
- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and the French Embassy firmly denied the accusations, emphasizing separation of church and state and calling the reports "fake news."
- The conclave involves 133 cardinal electors sequestered under strict secrecy protocols in the Sistine Chapel, with voting continuing to select the new pope in coming days.
- The denials and longstanding French secular policy suggest no state interference occurred, while the Vatican’s ongoing conclave will reveal the new pontiff without confirmed external influence.
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Did Macron attempt to interfere with papal conclave?
The conservative Italian press is accusing Emmanuel Macron of trying to interfere with the outcome of the conclave, in favor of a French candidate. These accusations prompted a strong reaction from The Élysée Palace that categorize these claims as ‘fake news.’ We explain in this edition of Truth or Fake.
French government denies Italian media rumors of France’s conclave interference
VATICAN CITY // French officials are denouncing Italian media rumors that the government of France has tried to interfere with the outcome of the conclave. In… The post French government denies Italian media rumors of France’s conclave interference appeared first on CatholicVote org.
"Macron also wants to choose the pope": how far is the conclave hermetic to political pressures?
As the cardinals prepare to elect the new pope, Emmanuel Macron is accused by the Italian press of wanting to weigh on the choice. Between rumours and a long history of interference, politics often invites themselves to the vault of the Sistine Chapel.
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