The Vatican responds to Donald Trump’s re-election as president

Inside the VaticanNovember 14, 2024

Republican President-elect Donald Trump gestures while addressing supporters during his rally at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 6, 2024, after being elected the 47th president of the United States. The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, congratulated Trump while calling for prayer and unity following the results of the presidential election in a statement Nov. 6, 2024. (OSV News photo/Carlos Barria, Reuters)

Inside the Vatican’s Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell unpack the Vatican’s response to the re-election of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States. They also cover several stories, including a new AI model of St. Peter’s Basilica developed in part by Microsoft, new Vatican appointments and a slate of Jesuit news out of Rome.

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