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How the dispute between Trump and Pope Leo escalated

Apr 18, 2026Center

President Trump has lobbed insults at Pope Leo XIV in response to his criticisms of the war in Iran, marking an unusually pronounced rupture between the leaders of the world's most powerful country and the world's largest Christian denomination.

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