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Pope Leo Praises Europe’s Democracy, Diverging Once Again From Trump

New York Times28 September 2026, 12:17 UTCFrance

Speaking in France, the pontiff praised postwar efforts to unify the continent. Experts saw it as a critique of President Trump’s repeated berating of European leaders.

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