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

Pope Leo XIV](https://www.theguardian.com/world/pope-leo-xiv) has said that the world is being “ravaged by a handful of tyrants” who spend billions on war, in comments

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 Donald Trump. Days after the US president objected to comments from the head of the Catholic church suggesting a [“delusion

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

tyrants' spending billions on war. ![Pope Leo XIV leaves at the end of a meeting for peace at Saint Joseph's Cathedral in Bamenda, Cameroon, with the local community Thurs. April 16th

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

XIV has blasted the “handful of tyrants” who are ravaging Earth with war and exploitation, as he preached a message of peace in the epicentre of a separatist conflict considered one of the world

Rubio arrives at Vatican to meet Pope Leo amid Trump attacks

XIV in what is seen as an attempt to repair relations after President Donald Trump’s repeated barbs against the pontiff. The closed-door meeting is expected to take about half an hour on Thursday

Rubio meets Pope Leo: Can they heal White House-Vatican rift?

XIV and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio [met on Thursday](/news/2026/5/7/rubio-arrives-at-vatican-to-meet-pope-leo-amid-trump-attacks) during the latter’s trip to Rome, with hopes of improving relations between the Vatican and Washington at a time when United States