About this episode
Victor Gaetan discusses Pope Leo's vocal criticism of American policies and his global orientation for the Catholic Church.
The new American pope has been a very vocal critic of American foreign and domestic policy. Victor Gaetan, senior international correspondent for National Catholic Register, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss Pope Leo’s policies which have been met with ire by President Trump why he is orienting the church away from Europe and the West to be more global, and what Catholics think of him so far. His article “ The Not-So-Quiet American ” was published in Foreign Affairs. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
People in this episode
Host: Krys Boyd
Guest: Victor Gaetan
Topics covered
- Pope Leo
- American foreign policy
- Catholic Church
- global orientation
- Trump administration
- international relations
Keywords
- Pope Leo
- Victor Gaetan
- American foreign policy
- Catholic Church
- President Trump
- global orientation
- National Catholic Register
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: National Catholic Register, Foreign Affairs
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