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Trump wanted an American pope but not this American pope

ABC Australia · May 7, 2026, 7:00 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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Foreign leaders and lobbyists thought they would write the next chapter in Catholic history. They failed and Leo is proving to be the pope that some of them feared.

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