Washington Examiner

Vance tells Vatican to ‘stick to matters of morality’ after Trump rebukes pope on Iran

Apr 14, 2026Center Right

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…

Read Full Story at Source

Compare coverage

2 related stories from other outlets

JD Vance, Who Converted to Catholicism as an Adult FIRES BACK at Pope Leo — Tells Vatican to “Stick to Morality” as He Defends Trump

The Gateway Pundit

Apr 14, 2026

Top Match

JD Vance, Who Converted to Catholicism as an Adult FIRES BACK at Pope Leo — Tells Vatican to “Stick to Morality” as He Defends Trump

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,…

Far Right

Read →

JD Vance defends Trump amid spat with Pope Leo: ‘Stick to matters of morality’

The Guardian

Apr 13, 2026

Good Match

JD Vance defends Trump amid spat with Pope Leo: ‘Stick to matters of morality’

Catholic vice-president effectively tells Leo to stay in his lane after pope criticized the White House over the Iran warJD Vance has weighed in on Donald Trump’s feud with Pope Leo, effectively telling the pontiff to stay in his lane after the head of the Catholic church criticized the White House over the Iran war.“It would be best for the Vatican to…

Center Left

Read →