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Trump lambasts Pope Leo XIV, extending feud over Iran war with American pontiff
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV on Sunday night, saying he didn’t think the U.S.-born global leader of the Catholic Church is “doing a very good job” and that “he’s a very liberal person,” while also suggesting the pontiff should “stop catering to the Radical Left.”

Flying back to Washington from Florida, Trump used a lengthy social media post to sharply criticize Leo, then kept it up after deplaning, in comments on the tarmac to reporters.

“I’m not a fan of Pope Leo,” he said.

Trump’s comments came after Leo suggested over the weekend that a “delusion of omnipotence” is fueling the U.S.-Israel war in Iran. While it’s not unusual for popes and presidents to be at cross purposes, it’s exceedingly rare for the pope to directly criticize a U.S. leader — and Trump’s stinging response is equally uncommon, if not more so.

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/13/nx-s1-5783008/trump-pope-leo

Pope says he is not afraid of Trump after criticism over war in Iran
Pope Leo XIV has said he is not afraid of criticism from Donald Trump and will continue to convey the messages he believes need to be heard after coming under harsh criticism from the US president over the war in Iran.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/04/13/8029941/

Pope Leo has said he has ‘no fear’ of Donald Trump after the President launched an attack on the pontiff over his lack of support over the US-Israeli war against Iran.

It comes amid a growing row between Trump and the head of the Catholic Church, who has in recent weeks condemned rhetoric coming out of the White House and called for peace in the Middle East.

In a fiery rant on Truth Social, Trump branded the pontiff ‘WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy’.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15728421/Pope-joins-backlash-Trump-US-President-launched-attack-pontiff-posted-picture-Jesus.html

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