Pope Leo Praises Europe's Democracy, Diverging Once Again From Trump

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Posted on AllSides September 28, 2026

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Leo XIV delivered a lengthy tribute on Monday to efforts to unify and democratize Europe since World War II, in what experts saw as a sweeping riposte to the Trump administration's characterization of a continent facing "civilizational erasure."

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