Pope Leo issued a scathing critique of global military priorities on Thursday, describing the current surge in European rearmament-which grew last year by the highest amount since the end of the Cold War-as a "betrayal of diplomacy."

This surge comes amid pressure from US President Donald Trump. The Pope urged university students to stop using the term “defense spending,” viewing it as a misleading label for rearmament. He described the global state as being........

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