“This is the most diplomatic trip of a contemporary Pope. Every word will be scrutinized! » Words from one of the best connoisseurs of the Vatican’s mysteries. Who says: “Dramatic”, “very important”, “courageous”… Marco Politi, Italy’s Vatican for 20 years, is at a loss for words to describe Leo
A journey that is part of the combustible geopolitics of a conflict-ridden Middle East, and threatened by the shadow of religious authoritarianism. “This will be the first time that the head of the Holy See goes to an area where there is an international war,” recalled the specialist who was received several times by the tenant of the throne Saint-Pierre.
