Author
Victor Gaetan
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The Pope’s Foreign Policy
How Francis Extended and Transformed the Vatican’s Global Reach
April 25, 2025
The Pontiff, the President, and the Planet
How Pope Francis Can Help Advance Biden’s Climate Agenda
October 27, 2021
The Amazon Comes to Rome
Pope Francis Thinks the Church Should Learn From Native Peoples—But Will His Opponents Listen?
November 25, 2019
Pope Francis’ Holy Diplomacy in Ukraine
Why Washington and the Vatican Don’t See Eye to Eye
September 5, 2019
Pope Francis’ Silence on Central Europe’s Migration Crackdown
Why He’s Unlikely to Intervene
March 7, 2018
Has Moon Jae-In’s Catholicism Influenced His Diplomacy?
His Approach Mirrors That of Pope Francis
September 22, 2017
Why Trump and Francis Diverge on Saudi Arabia
The Vatican Opposes Riyadh’s Regional Dominance
June 2, 2017
The Vatican and China Reach a Promising Accord
The Deal Will Unify a Fractured Catholic Community
March 27, 2017
The Political Pope
How Francis Was Thrust Into the World’s Most Intractable Conflicts
September 25, 2015
