Megan Williams
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90 appearances
11 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2025
last heard 28 Jun
Megan Williams’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Then on Monday, Trump went further.
He said the Pope was endangering a lot of Catholics by opposing the war.
Now, Leo pushed back when speaking to reporters near Rome on Tuesday.
He said the mission of the church is to preach peace and that the Catholic Church has spoken out for years against nuclear arms.
So with this back and forth, Rubio's meeting with the Pope is really not a routine diplomatic visit.
He has the awkward assignment of trying to smooth relations with the Vatican as Trump keeps picking fights with the Pope.
The Pope is worried about Iran, but also about other issues in the Middle East.
Here's Vatican expert Massimo Fagioli.
So the Pope is worried about the Middle East, Israel and Lebanon, especially, says Fagioli, about the risks to the shrinking Christian communities in those countries.
Now, Rubio has said he will discuss Cuba and religious freedom around the world, issues where the Vatican has really long played a key diplomatic role.
But Rubio has a hard job.
He has to show respect for the Pope while representing an administration whose leader has repeatedly attacked the Pope.
And he has to avoid irritating the Vatican in ways Vice President J.D.
Vance has by claiming Catholic teachings support the harsh crackdown on immigration and other things.
Fagioli says the decision to send Rubio to Rome was telling.
Now, there's another political dimension to this visit.
With midterm elections about six months away, the White House does not want conservative Catholic voters thinking Trump is anti-Pope.
Yes, she did.
Maloney was until recently one of Trump's closest allies in Europe.
But attacking the Pope does not play well in Italy, and she called his comments unacceptable.
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