Briefing—Vatican Diplomacy in an Age of Estrangement, Power Politics, and War

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (U.S. Helsinki Commission): House Commission · April 14, 2026

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Opening framing: Pope Leo XIV, global conflict, and a presidential attack

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Alexander John Paul Lutz, policy fellow at the U.S. Helsinki Commission, opened the briefing by framing modern Vatican diplomacy around Pope Leo XIV's January address to the diplomatic corps and quoted a recent public attack by the president of the United States that criticized the pope and suggested the papacy was connected to U.S. politics.

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A US Helsinki Commission briefing examined Vatican diplomacy under Pope Leo XIV, with panelists describing the Holy See's mediation role, humanitarian reach, and potential diplomatic friction after a public attack by the U.S. president on the new pope.

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