US EditionPentagon denies threatening Vatican during January meeting with Holy See’s diplomat
The Pentagon said the January meeting was respectful and denied reports that officials threatened the Vatican to back U.S. military aims.
- Vice President JD Vance said he would investigate reports that senior Pentagon officials lectured the Vatican's ambassador, leading to the cancellation of Pope Leo XIV's planned visit.
- According to reports, a Pentagon official referenced the Avignon papacy to Vatican officials during a heated meeting, which was seen as a criticism of the Trump administration's policy in the Western Hemisphere.
- The Pentagon denied threatening the Vatican during the meeting, stating that it was a respectful and reasonable discussion.
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Pope Leo Shuts Down 'Completely Untrue' Reports About Meeting With Trump Officials
The first-ever American pope is clearing the air amid reports that Trump administration officials sought to exert undue influence over the Vatican earlier this year regarding ongoing military action in Iran. A statement released through the Holy See this week referenced claims that Undersecretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby and Cardinal Christophe Pierre, who was the Vatican’s US ambassador at the time, had a tense meeting on the topic in J…
‘Unusual’ Pentagon-Vatican meeting sparks intrigue, denials and whispers of a diplomatic clash
(RNS) — A peculiar meeting at the Pentagon between apostolic nuncio Cardinal Christophe Pierre, who serves as Pope Leo XIV’s U.S. representative, and a senior Department of Defense official has led to a flurry of speculation and concern about the relationship between the Pentagon and the Vatican. The January meeting was first reported by The Free Press earlier this week, which claimed Pentagon officials warned the Vatican “the United States has …
Vatican Issues Rare Public Rebuke Of 'Completely Untrue' Media Reports About Relationship With Trump Admin
The Vatican rebuked reports depicting Pentagon officials having had a hostile meeting with a Catholic Church official in January as “completely untrue.”
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