Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher has served as the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states and international organizations, often referred to as the Vatican’s foreign minister, for 10 years. In this exclusive interview with America on the morning of Saturday, Feb. 22, before news of the pope’s respiratory crisis was known, he discussed the pope’s health and what he has learned working under Francis for the past decade.
The previous weekend, the English-born Vatican archbishop attended the annual Munich Security Conference (Feb. 14-16), generally considered the world’s leading forum for debating the most pressing challenges to international security, as he has done in past years. U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were present and spoke in Munich. Archbishop Gallagher shared his conclusions about the conference and the vice president’s remarks.
In the hour-long interview, he also discussed how the Holy See viewed President Trump’s policy toward Gaza and the Vatican’s position on Israel and Palestine.
In Part II of the interview, Archbishop Gallagher discusses the Trump administration’s policies on Russia and Ukraine, mass deportations, foreign aid, climate change and artificial intelligence, as well as the Holy See’s relations with China and Vietnam.
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With thanks to the America Magazine, Gerard O’Connell, where this article originally appeared.
