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Macron and Pope Leo talk war and basketball amid calls for peace in Middle East
President Emmanuel Macron on Friday met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, his first face-to-face meeting with the Chicago-born pontiff, which came as the French president and the leader of the Roman Catholic church have spoken out in recent days against US President Donald Trump over the war in the Middle East, which began with US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
President Emmanuel Macron on Friday met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican, his first face-to-face meeting with the Chicago-born pontiff, which came as the French president and the leader of the Roman Catholic church have spoken out in recent days against US President Donald Trump over the war in the Middle East, which began with US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
