@Anthony_Faiola

Rome Bureau Chief, the Washington Post

 Rome, Lazio
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Joined August 2013
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My exclusive interview with Maduro’s Spy Chief, who landed in the United States today. Gen. Figuera talked of Cubans in the Miraflores Palace, Hezbollah cells and the inside story on the plot that went south: washingtonpost.com/world/the…

Maduro’s ex-spy chief lands in U.S. armed with allegations against Venezuelan government

Gen. Manuel Ricardo Cristopher Figuera emerged from hiding in Colombia to allege Cubans in the palace, foreign fighters in the countryside and rot in Maduro’s inner circle.

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Pope Leo wades into the death penalty debate: washingtonpost.com/world/202…

Pope criticizes death penalty after Hegseth announces public execution

Pope Leo XIV called the death penalty “an attack” on human dignity a day after senior Church officials condemned the Pentagon’s plans to live-stream an execution of Nidal Malik Hasan.

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Papal flight in Canary Islands stuck on ground with apparently major technical problems…not Iberia Airlines finest hour.
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Pope Leo XIV speaks off the cuff against Trump’s new war in Iran and calls for peace in the Middle East: “I’m deeply concerned, and we don’t know how many days it will last, about the situation in the Middle East,” he said. “War again! And we must be heralds of Jesus’ peace, which God desires for everyone! We must pray much for peace, live in unity, and reject the temptation to harm others; violence is never the right choice.”
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Conclave to pick the next pope will begin on May 7th: washingtonpost.com/world/202…

Conclave to select new pope will begin May 7, Vatican announces

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and one of the most unpredictable in decades.

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Vatican shares first image of Pope Francis since hospitalization washingtonpost.com/world/202…

Vatican shares first image of Pope Francis since hospitalization

The photo is said to have been taken Sunday, when Francis was co-celebrating Mass in the chapel of the hospital suite where he has been battling a health crisis.

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Pope Francis is recovering. It hasn’t stopped talk of a succession. washingtonpost.com/world/202…

Pope Francis is recovering. It hasn’t stopped talk of a succession.

Discussions of succession scenarios have been accelerated by the pontiff’s bout with double pneumonia and warnings that he could be significantly diminished.

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How the geography of access for puberty blockers is shrinking: @washingtonpost instagram.com/p/DEDanrOv7Wa/…
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Inside the world of the Europe's far-right. With the great @smekhennet washingtonpost.com/world/202…

Inside the world of Martin Sellner, millennial influencer of Europe’s far right

The Post spent time with Sellner to understand his secretive movement and how his rhetoric found its way into the Trump campaign and Austria’s election on Sunday.

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In France’s rebranded far right, flashes of antisemitism and racism persist. ⁦@Anthony_Faiola⁩ ⁦@BelleTimsit⁩ washingtonpost.com/world/202…

In France’s rebranded far right, flashes of antisemitism and racism persist

Ahead of French elections, vitriol and innuendo from National Rally candidates amplify doubts about how much the party of Marine Le Pen has truly evolved.

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There's another Argentine in Vatican City who is shaking things up...the pope’s right-hand man...wapo.st/3S3ZfqL

The pope’s right-hand man is reshaping the church, becoming a target

Most Catholics have little sense of the liberal archbishop behind the Vatican’s pronouncements. But critics of the pope see Víctor Manuel Fernández as Enemy No. 2.

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The pope says he's a "disaster" with computers...but he's become a major influencer on AI. On today's papal visit to the G7 in Italy. #popefrancis wapo.st/3XnuG2x
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Italy’s Meloni, boosted by far-right election gains, hosts G-7 leaders. ⁦@Anthony_Faiola⁩ ⁦@StefanoPitrelli⁩ washingtonpost.com/world/202…

Italy’s Meloni, boosted by far-right election gains, hosts G-7 leaders

The triumph of Giorgia Meloni’s party in European Parliament elections this week has transformed the G-7 summit in Puglia into a victory lap.

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NEW: President Biden, whose reelection campaign is mobilizing voters on abortion rights, has been waging a behind-the-scenes battle to ensure abortion access and reproductive rights are part of the G7 communique. Latest w/@tylerpager @Anthony_Faiola washingtonpost.com/politics/…

Biden presses to keep reproductive rights in G-7 agreement

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sought to eliminate a statement in the communiqué backing abortion rights.

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France is now shaping up as an epic battle ground in the West between the political center and the far right. Story w/ @Anthony_Faiola @ellen_fra @BelleTimsit washingtonpost.com/world/202…

Battered by far right, France’s Macron bets big on risky snap election

Macron may figure that voters are angry at him, but are not truly prepared to allow a far-right prime minister to head a new French government.

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Kate Brady@BradyinBerlin6 Jun 2024
#EuropeanElections kick off today, with ~350 million voters eligible to cast their ballot until June 9. How far will the 🇪🇺 shift to the political right — and what will that mean for Europe and the 🌍? Looking ahead w/@emilyrauhala @Anthony_Faiola @berios: washingtonpost.com/world/202…

European Parliament elections 2024: How far right will the E.U. shift?

From Thursday through Sunday, the E.U. is voting in the world’s largest election outside India. Here’s what to know.

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Incredible story - With Europe’s support, North African nations push migrants to the desert @Anthony_Faiola wapo.st/3UQ292T

With Europe’s support, North African nations push migrants to the desert

Europe backs aggressive operations by governments in North Africa that lead to migrants being dumped in barren deserts, a joint investigation shows.

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Breaking news: Pope Francis warned Israel’s president Isaac Herzog not to commit “terror” in Gaza in a call weeks ago. The call was felt to have gone so badly Israel didn’t report it, signaling a widening rift between the Vatican and the Jewish state. wapo.st/3QUoFpe

In undisclosed call, Pope Francis warned Israel against committing ‘terror’

The call with President Isaac Herzog was felt to have gone so badly that Israel didn’t report it, signaling a widening rift between the Vatican and the Jewish state.

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NEW: In undisclosed call, Pope Francis warned Israel against committing "terror." washingtonpost.com/world/202…

In undisclosed call, Pope Francis warned Israel against committing ‘terror’

The call with President Isaac Herzog was felt to have gone so badly that Israel didn’t report it, signaling a widening rift between the Vatican and the Jewish state.

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On Hobbits and Italian prime ministers washingtonpost.com/world/202…

Tolkien’s biggest fan? Italy’s Giorgia Meloni opens new exhibit.

For Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and a horde of fantasy-loving politicians in Italy’s far right, nothing is more precious than the works of Tolkien.

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William Booth@BoothWilliam6 Aug 2023
Once far-off goals are getting more real, as Europe wrestles with how to tell Germans which cars they can drive, Italians which stoves are acceptable, and Britons why they can’t keep exploiting their country’s massive oil and gas reserves @Anthony_Faiola washingtonpost.com/world/202…

Europe blinks in its commitment to a great green transition

Across Europe, which has suffered brutal heat waves and fires this summer, a backlash is simmering against some of the world’s most ambitious green targets.

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