Pope Leo XIV’s Europe

By Jean-Pierre Darnis, Full professor at the University of Côte d’Azur, director of the master’s programme in “France-Italy Relations”. Associate fellow at the Foundation for Strategic Research (FRS, Paris) and adjunct professor at LUISS University (Rome), Université Côte d’Azur

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Pope Leo XIV’s views on international politics set out a vision that rejects the logic of power and imperialism in favour of diplomacy, the rule of law and multilateral institutions.
Europe occupies a central place in this vision: the Pope sees the European Union as a project that transcends national rivalries.
During his visit to France, he combined a celebration of the nation’s Christian heritage with a condemnation of nationalism, while emphasising…

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