Pope Leo XIV sought a pastoral role in his first year, but verbal sparring with Donald Trump intervened

President Donald Trump’s continuing criticisms – and Pope Leo’s increasingly bold retorts – overshadowed Friday’s anniversary of Leo’s election.

Marco Rubio meets with Pope Leo at the Vatican amid Trump’s massive feud with pontiff

The tensions between Trump and Pope Leo XIV began last month when the president lashed out on social media accusing the Pope of being soft on crime and terrorism
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'Holy water boiling': Trump's viral church pic was meant to make him look good — then folks zoomed in on one detail he won't be able to explain away

Holy season has a way of putting faith front and center, and nobody seems more determined to perform their devotion than MAGA Republicans who openly tie their politics to white evangelical nationalist beliefs. In that world, piety is wielded as proof that ...
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Pope Leo meets U.S. Secretary of State Rubio amid tensions with President Trump

Pope Leo XIV met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Vatican May 7, with the meeting coming amid tensions between the Holy See and U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Trump feud overshadows Pope Leo XIV’s 1st year as pontiff

Pope Leo XIV has spent his first year as pontiff emphasizing a pastoral mission, portraying himself primarily as a shepherd walking alongside his

One year of Chicago native Pope Leo XIV: Championing migrants, uplifting his hometown — and challenging Donald Trump

As the first year of Pope Leo’s pontificate comes to a close, the Chicago-area native has emerged as a powerful counter to President Donald Trump.
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Donald Trump’s ‘Holy War’ With Pope Leo Criticized By Republican Senator

Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana, a long-term supporter of Donald Trump and the ultraconservative MAGA movement, has spoken out against the President after Trump engaged in a “holy war” with the Pope over the US-Israel war against Iran. “I love the ...

Trump holds White House meeting with Brazil’s president

President Donald Trump is set to meet with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva after the Trump administration subjected Brazilian products to a 50% tariff last year.