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How Francis Extended and Transformed the Vatican’s Global Reach
Victor Gaetan
April 25, 2025
How Pope Francis Can Help Advance Biden’s Climate Agenda
October 27, 2021
Francis Seeks Forgiveness for the U.S. Invasion of Iraq
March 12, 2021
Pope Francis Thinks the Church Should Learn From Native Peoples—But Will His Opponents Listen?
November 25, 2019
Why Washington and the Vatican Don’t See Eye to Eye
September 5, 2019
Why He’s Unlikely to Intervene
March 7, 2018
His Approach Mirrors That of Pope Francis
September 22, 2017
The Vatican Opposes Riyadh’s Regional Dominance
June 2, 2017
The Deal Will Unify a Fractured Catholic Community
March 27, 2017
The Vatican’s Chinese Diplomacy
March 24, 2016
Why the Pope Partners With Iran
December 9, 2015
Greece, Turkey, and Migration Cooperation
September 29, 2015
How Francis Was Thrust Into the World’s Most Intractable Conflicts
September 25, 2015
What Putin and Pope Francis Discussed in the Vatican
June 16, 2015
The Vatican’s Strategy in Havana
December 30, 2014
The Pope, Erdogan, Syria, and Ukraine
November 28, 2014
Pope Francis’ Prayer Summit With Mahmoud Abbas and Shimon Peres
June 8, 2014
Fethullah Gulen Attempts an Islamic Reformation
February 20, 2014
Benedict’s Quest to Bring Christians Back Together
May/June 2013
The New Pontiff is a Uniter, Not A Divider
March 15, 2013
Religion and Rebuilding on the Island
February 27, 2012
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