Pope Leo and President Trump Clash Over Iran War
Source: NBC News Politics · Bias: Center Left
Summary
President Donald Trump lashed out at Pope Leo XIV after his criticism of the war in Iran and the tangling of church and state shows the key voting block of American Catholics is slipping for Trump. NBC’s Raf Sanchez reports in this week’s Sunday Focus.
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