Massimo Franco

Massimo Franco is a political columnist for the Corriere della Sera in Milan, Italy, and author of "The Vatican According to Francis".

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A Trumpian Headache for the Vatican

By , November 17, 2016 in Future of Globalization, Rethinking America

Donald Trump is an alien, if not an enemy, for papal Rome. His values and geopolitical vision are the opposite of Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s.

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Pope Francis: U.S.-Cuba Matchmaker

By , December 25, 2014 in Global Pairings, Rethinking America

What the U.S.-Cuba deal tells us about the future of Vatican diplomacy in a multi-polar world.

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Francis as the First Post-Western Pope

By , June 8, 2014 in Global HotSpots

What is the new Pope’s strategy for the Middle East?

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After American Dominance: The New Pope’s Foreign Policy

By , March 2, 2014 in Global Pairings, Globalist Paper

What it means for the Middle East.

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The Russo-Papal Alliance in the Mideast

By , March 2, 2014 in Global Pairings, Globalist Paper

What has brought Russia’s Putin and Pope Francis together?

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Cleaning Up the Vatican Bank

By , June 26, 2013 in Reforming Global Finance

Will Pope Francis be able to complete the reform of the Vatican Bank?

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