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Aleksandar Brezar

White House vs the pope: What is behind the clash and Catholic just war doctrine?

When US Vice President JD Vance converted to Catholicism in 2019, he chose Saint Augustine as his patron.

On Tuesday, speaking at a Turning Point USA event, Vance invoked the tradition of the fifth-century theologian and one of the most important Church fathers to push back against Pope Leo XIV's criticism of the war in Iran.

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