{"id":33224,"date":"2026-04-15T08:45:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T05:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=33224"},"modified":"2026-04-15T08:45:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T05:45:17","slug":"trump-vs-pope-a-us-vatican-rift-centuries-in-the-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=33224","title":{"rendered":"Trump vs Pope: A US-Vatican rift centuries in the making"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/669359030_1389390446569019_6293620647347240863_n-e1776095017419.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<p>Cuba\u2019s deepening crisis has once again pulled the Vatican into a familiar role. 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