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Trump and Pope Leo XIV: Two Americans for peace?

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May 22, 2025

Pope Leo XIV is already making waves in the political arena. What direction is the Catholic Church taking under his guidance? Could the Vatican emerge as a new powerhouse in global politics? Our guests: Annika Brockschmidt (Journalist); Malte Lehming (Tagesspiegel); Alexander Görlach (Theologian and expert in international politics); Giulia Saudelli (DW)

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Annika Brockschmidt is a journalist and author specialized in war and conflict studies as well as the influence of religious far-right groups in the US.

 

 

 


Malte Lehming, is a journalist, editor and former Washington chief correspondent of Germany’s daily Tagesspiegel here in Berlin.

 

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Giulia Saudelli is a political correspondent for DW, she just covered Pope Francis’ funeral and the conclave for DW news.

 

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Alexander Görlach is a theologian and expert in international politics. He joins us from city of Quito, Ecuador.
 

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