The Pentagon Tried to Intimidate the Pope—and It Backfired: Here’s What We Know

A closed-door meeting between senior Pentagon officials and Pope Leo XIV’s then-ambassador to the United States in January has sparked a public dispute between the Trump administration and the Holy See, with both sides offering sharply conflicting accounts of what was said. What happened On January 22, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby summoned […] The post The Pentagon Tried to Intimidate the Pope—and It Backfired: Here’s What We Know appeared first on the deep dive.