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

Catholic Church. But prior interactions were much more diplomatic. In 1965, Pope Paul VI was the [first pope to speak before the United Nations](https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/paul-vi-50-years-ago-no-more-war-war-never-again), urging an end to the Vietnam

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

first American-born pontiff did not mention [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) by name, but used his speech in Cameroon on Thursday to denounce world leaders that invoke religion to justify violence against other nations

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

Pope Leo tells Angola during huge Mass to ‘build hope’

first United States-born pope has also delivered remarks seen as critical of the US-Israeli war in Iran and US policy, including [calling US President Donald Trump’s threat](/news/2026/4/13/terrible-for-foreign-policy-trump-attacks-pope-leo-after-peace-appeal) to end Iran

Pope Leo heads to Angola in landmark Africa visit amid Trump clash

XIV is set to arrive in Angola on the third leg of a landmark African tour that has unfolded alongside an escalating war of words with [United States President Donald Trump](/news/2026/4/16/pope-leo-decries-world-ruled-by-tyrants-after-trump-attacks) over the Middle

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

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

XIV has addressed a massive crowd in Cameroon, using one of the biggest stages of his Africa tour to preach a message of justice and nonviolence. Addressing about 120,000 faithful in Douala, the Roman

‘Popesplaining’ Vance out of depth in row over whether Iran is a just war

XIV](https://www.theguardian.com/world/pope-leo-xiv), the first North American to head the Catholic church and the first cleric from the Augustinian order, who this week visited the modern Algerian city where Saint Augustine once lived

‘It’s kind of a tough situation’: US Catholics torn in feud between president and the pope

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 of war, but pointedly critical of the American attacks in Iran. On Palm Sunday

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

year**, the airline said on Tuesday. War in the Middle East has led jet fuel prices to more than double and they remained “extremely volatile”, the carrier said in a market update, cited