Politics Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 4/9/26 Politics Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 4/9/26 Pentagon officials invoked the Avignon Papacy to threaten the pope Senior U.S. defense officials used a 14th-century reference to papal captivity to pressure the Vatican's ambassador in a closed-door meeting. Vatican officials say the encounter led Pope Leo XIV to cancel his planned U.S. visit. Read More
Politics Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 4/9/26 Politics Marie-Adélina de la Ferrière 4/9/26 Pentagon officials invoked the Avignon Papacy to threaten the pope Senior U.S. defense officials used a 14th-century reference to papal captivity to pressure the Vatican's ambassador in a closed-door meeting. Vatican officials say the encounter led Pope Leo XIV to cancel his planned U.S. visit. Read More
