Shannon Lin

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Shannon M. LinMichael Simon Johnson and Chris Haxel and Elisheba Ittoop and This week, an unusual disagreement broke out between the president of the United States and Pope Leo XIV. The New York Times Rome bureau chief, Motoko Rich, explains why President Trump cares so much about what the pope thinks, and why it matters that they are so deeply at odds. Motoko Rich, the Rome bureau chief leading coverage of Italy, the Vatican and Greece for The New York Times.

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