Pompeo in tense visit to Vatican as US vote nears

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ROME: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Rome on Wednesday (Sep 30), just a month ahead of the US elections and hot on the heels of a ...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, seen here on Sep 14, 2020, has announced new"UN" sanctions on Iran in a move widely disputed by other nations. ROME: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Rome on Wednesday , just a month ahead of the US elections and hot on the heels of a diplomatic breach with the Vatican, that experts see as an effort to win conservative Catholic votes.

Powerful cardinal Oscar Maradiaga said the US intervention was unwelcome, and clearly linked to the election campaign. A"notable majority of white Catholics" voted for Trump last time, Faggioli said, and"the plan is to keep this bloc of white Catholic voters in some states where it is especially needed".

 

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