The President, the Pope, and a Perilous International Order with Trita Parsi

The President, the Pope, and a Perilous International Order with Trita Parsi

April 14, 2026 · 1h 0m

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Jason Adkins interviews Trita Parsi about the intersection of political power and moral authority in global affairs.

What happens when political power clashes with moral authority? In this special episode of Catholic in America, Jason Adkins sits down with Trita Parsi, one of Washington’s leading voices on foreign policy, to unpack a striking moment in global affairs: a public exchange between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV over war, diplomacy, and moral leadership. But this conversation goes far beyond headlines. Drawing on decades of geopolitical analysis, Parsi explains why the world feels incre...

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