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Pope Leo XIV](https://www.theguardian.com/world/pope-leo-xiv), but Sullivan said he rejected the idea that the US president’s comments in response to pontifical criticism of the war in Iran might diminish his opinion about
XIV stands at the microphone for his address, with a row of flags behind him. ](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4088x4088+1019+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F58%2Fd0%2Fe5e0ef3d49349c16f5525072d9c7%2Fap26103448927215.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/13/nx-s1-5780996/pope-leo-begins-tour-across-africa-row-with-trump-iran-war) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Pope Leo brushes off Trump criticism amid growing Vatican–U.S. tensions
response by Trump and other Republican leaders and supporters to criticism from [Pope Leo XIV](https://www.theguardian.com/world/pope-leo-xiv) against the war in Iran has tested that proposition. The pope has been broadly and consistently critical
criticism that he did not fear the [Trump administration](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration) and would continue to speak out against war. Trump’s attack came after Leo denounced a “delusion of omnipotence” as fuelling
response to the U.S. proposal. 
XIV. A recent NPR/Ipsos survey found just 39% of Americans said America is a moral authority, down from 60% in 2017. Many Christians were offended by the AI-generated image the president posted on social
Pope Leo XIV. Only then did Meloni issue rare criticism of Trump, calling his words “unacceptable”. Up to that point, she had found his conduct in Gaza, Cuba, Venezuela and Lebanon quite tolerable. Once again