Anthony Faiola

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_amer…

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.”

Conclave to pick the next pope will begin on May 7th: washingtonpost.com/world/2025/04/…

Vatican shares first image of Pope Francis since hospitalization washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/…

Pope Francis is recovering. It hasn’t stopped talk of a succession. washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/…

How the geography of access for puberty blockers is shrinking: @washingtonpost instagram.com/p/DEDanrOv7Wa/…

Inside the world of the Europe's far-right. With the great @smekhennet washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/…

In France’s rebranded far right, flashes of antisemitism and racism persist. ⁦@Anthony_Faiola⁩ ⁦@BelleTimsit⁩ washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/…

@CHlgrs merci de me suivre pour que je puisse vous envoyer un PM. Je suis journaliste

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

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

Italy’s Meloni, boosted by far-right election gains, hosts G-7 leaders. ⁦@Anthony_Faiola⁩ ⁦@StefanoPitrelli⁩ washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/…

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/2024/…

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/2024/06/…

#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/2024/06/…

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

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

NEW: In undisclosed call, Pope Francis warned Israel against committing "terror." washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/…

On Hobbits and Italian prime ministers washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/…

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/2023/08/…

The Catholic church in Portugal wanted a reckoning on sexual abuse before World Youth Day. Its record only got worse. washingtonpost.com/world/2023/08/…