Pope Visit Canceled After Pentagon-Vatican Dispute

Vice President JD Vance investigated reports of Pentagon officials lecturing the Vatican's ambassador, leading to Pope Leo XIV's visit cancellation.
A Pentagon official referenced the Avignon papacy during a meeting, criticizing Trump's Western Hemisphere policy.
Pentagon denied threatening the Vatican, calling the meeting respectful and reasonable.

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