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stance Donald Trump has issued a fresh verbal attack against Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of “endangering a lot of Catholics” because “he thinks it’s fine for Iran to have a nuclear weapon
Leo XIV of “endangering Catholics” over his stance on the Iran war, saying his early remarks had been mischaracterised. “Well, I don’t think that’s an accurate description of what he said,” Rubio told
nuclear weapon,” Rubio said.  Pope Leo XIV greeting the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, in January. Photograph: Vatican Media Handout/EPA
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