Clashes between U.S. presidents and popes are not new, but they've almost always been handled quietly. Chris Livesay reports.
Pope Leo XIV says he will not be deterred by criticism from President Trump, vowing to continue his calls for peace as tensions escalate between the Vatican and Washington over the Iran conflict.
Vice President JD Vance, a man who converted to Catholicism as an adult and has repeatedly proven himself one of the most devout and principled Catholic voices in American public life, just delivered a stinging message to Pope Leo XIV: Stick to matters of morality and leave American public policy to the President of the United States. The post JD Vance,…
President Donald Trump says Pope Leo XIV is “weak on crime.” He spoke at the White House. Leo told reporters on Monday he’ll keep speaking out against the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Vice President JD Vance said Monday that Pope Leo XIV should focus on moral issues rather than political disputes as tensions arose between the Trump administration and the Catholic Church after President Donald Trump publicly rebuked the pope over the pontiff’s criticism of the Iran war. Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, made the…
Pope Leo XIV said Monday that he isn't afraid of President Trump and vowed to keep raising his voice against the Iran war, as the public disagreement between the two leaders escalates.
