French President Emmanuel Macron is set to have his first face-to-face meeting with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican Friday as the leader of the Roman Catholic church has criticised his fellow American, US President Donald Trump, for "unacceptable belligerence" during the Iran war. Macron has called for a negotiated end to the conflict in the Middle East.
Macron set for first meeting with Pope Leo amid calls for peace in Middle East
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