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Popes have spoken out on politics before. But with Trump and Pope Leo it's different

Pope Leo is viewed, being an American pope** ![Pope Leo XIV leads a mass at the basilica

Trump's rift with Pope is playing out in public - it's costing him valuable support

Pope Leo has eased. The Pope is not above a certain level of criticism, says

Pope Leo takes aim at 'handful of tyrants' spending billions on war.

Pope Leo takes aim at 'handful of tyrants' spending billions on war. ![Pope Leo XIV leaves

Top US Senate Democrats again try for war powers resolution – as it happened

Pope Leo. Trump’s post on Sunday night was deleted from his account late on Monday

Thousands celebrate open-air Mass with Pope Leo in Cameroon - in pictures

Pope Leo in Cameroon - in pictures More than 120,000 people have joined Pope Leo

Pope Leo calls on Cameroonians to reject violence as 120,000 join Mass

Pope Leo calls on Cameroonians to reject violence as 120,000 join Mass Pope Leo

Pope Leo visits Cameroon with message of peace amid attacks from Trump

Pope Leo visits Cameroon with message of peace amid attacks from Trump [Pope Leo XIV](/news/2026/4/13/terrible-for-foreign-policy-trump-attacks-pope-leo-after-peace-appeal

Pope heads to Cameroon as separatists announce 3-day pause in fighting

Pope Leo XIV delivers his speech as he celebrates a Mass in the Saint Augustine

Pope Leo XIV says ‘world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants’ as US bishops express support

Pope Leo XIV says ‘world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants’ as US bishops

Pope Leo shares message of unity amid spat with Trump: ‘We can live in peace’

Pope Leo shares message of unity amid spat with Trump: ‘We can live in peace

Americanswers... on 5 Live! Donald Trump vs Pope Leo on Iran

Pope Leo on Iran ## Episode details  News,·13 Apr 2026,·28 mins

Trump accuses ally Meloni of lacking courage for not joining attacks on Iran

Pope Leo, in his traditional vestments, stands beside Giorgia Meloni who is wearing a dark

Pope Leo decries world ruled by ‘tyrants’ after Trump attacks

Pope Leo decries world ruled by ‘tyrants’ after Trump attacks Pope Leo XIV has blasted

Pope Leo XIV condemns war, rejects claims of divine backing

Pope Leo XIV condemns war, rejects claims of divine backing Pope Leo XIV on Friday

Iran War timeline continues to shift. And, jury rules Live Nation acted as monopoly

Pope Leo XIV. A recent NPR/Ipsos survey found just 39% of Americans said America is a moral

Middle East crisis live: US claims blockade has ‘completely halted economic trade’ into Iran, as Trump hints at return to talks in Pakistan

Pope Leo** over the war in [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran), despite earlier attacks drawing swift

Pope criticises 'tyrants' who spend billions on wars, days after Trump spat

Pope Leo has criticised leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world is "being

Archbishop of Canterbury backs pope’s calls for peace amid Trump feud

Pope Leo XIV’s calls for peace amid [his public feud](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/13/donald-trump-pope-leo) with

Why has Italy’s Giorgia Meloni suspended a defence pact with Israel?

Pope Leo XIV after he became embroiled in a feud with Trump. Pope Leo had condemned

US-Iran peace talks could resume in next two days, Trump says | First Thing

Pope Leo criticized the White House over the Iran war. Vance also said of the pope