Vatican City, April 10, 2026 (AFP) - Vatican denies dressing-down from Pentagon

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2026-04-10

The Vatican denied Friday a report that a top Pentagon official gave the Holy See's envoy to the United States a "bitter lecture" following comments by Pope Leo seen as critical of US President Donald Trump's administration. The story in the Free Press -- which the Pentagon had already dismissed Thursday as "distorted" -- reported that Cardinal Christophe Pierre was summoned in January to the Pentagon, where he was given a dressing-down by US Und......

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