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Trump to join public Bible reading as Pope Leo clash simmers

Apr 18, 2026Center

President Trump on Friday announced that he will attend a marathon reading of the Bible amid his feud with Pope Leo XIV. The group Christians Engaged listed Trump one of many participants in the “America Reads the Bible” event, which starts Saturday evening and runs for a week. The president said in a statement that…

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