Trump, Pope Francis and Vatican

Pope Francis will not veto Trump's Vatican ambassador pick, officials say
Pope Francis is not expected to veto President Donald Trump's choice of a high-profile critic of his papacy as the next U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, according to two senior Vatican officials, despite misgivings about his stance on many issues.
As the Vatican braces for Trump II, a key question arises: Will the pope and the president get along?
The Catholics surrounding Trump’s second term are best represented by his vice president, JD Vance, who converted to Catholicism and embraced family-oriented and conservative policies, echoing a general trend of young U.S. Catholic men shifting rightward.
Pope Francis assures Donald Trump of his prayers, but says mass deportations would be a ‘disgrace’
Pope Francis sent “cordial greetings” and “assurance of my prayers” to Donald J. Trump on Jan. 20, the day of his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States.
Pope Francis calls Trump’s plans of mass deportation of immigrants ‘a disgrace’
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he weighed in on the incoming U.S. president’s pledges nearly a decade after calling him “not Christian” for wanting to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border.
Pope Francis urges Trump to avoid ‘hatred, discrimination or exclusion’
Vásquez was most recently selected by Francis to oversee the Diocese of Tyler, also in Texas, after he dismissed its former bishop, Joseph Strickland, who had openly accused the pope of being a heretic and called into question the validity of his leadership.
Pope Francis to Trump: Reject 'hate, discrimination or exclusion'
Pope Francis on Jan. 19 denounced President Donald Trump's provisional plans to carry out a massive deportation of migrants as a "disgrace."
Pope Francis calls Trump’s mass deportation plan a ‘disgrace’
The comments provided the latest indication of a potential renewal of friction between the Vatican and the next Trump White House.
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Francis and Trump, a cordial misunderstanding
The Argentine pope has always been critical of the just-inaugurated U.S. president's immigration policy. However, the world's ...
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Pope Francis sends Donald Trump immigration message and outlines 'hopes'
The pope's message comes a day after Francis said Trump's reported plan to intensify immigration enforcement actions across ...
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Pope Francis Invokes Blessings on US as President Trump Begins His Second Term
The Holy Father expressed hope that under Trump’s leadership, the American people would “prosper and always strive to build a ...
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Melania Trump: 10 Fascinating Facts About First Lady of The United States
Melania Trump moved from a young Slovenian woman who relocated to the US to build her modelling career and rose through the ...
Trump order leaves Cuba prisoner deal in limbo
HAVANA - Karen Vasquez, 44, walked out of jail in Cuba on Sunday, part of a deal brokered by the Vatican under which the ...
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Trump signs executive orders on birthright citizenship, climate
President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders including on immigration, birthright citizenship and climate.
Trump sworn in on Inauguration Day as he vows "the golden age of America begins right now"
Donald Trump returned to power as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, saying in his second inaugural address ...
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Trump’s Catholic vote strategist named Vatican ambassador
Donald Trump, set to be inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States January 20, revealed the name of the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, a post vacant since July 8. “I am pleased ...