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XIV at the Vatican today.** His visit comes after weeks of attacks from Trump against the first American pope. Leo has strongly criticized the U.S. and Israel's war on Iran, advocated for diplomacy
XIV “to stick to matters of morality” after an earlier [post on X](https://x.com/Pontifex/status/2042588417578668338) in which Leo denounced the US-Israel war in Iran. “God does not bless any conflict. Anyone
XIV's apology for the Catholic Church's historic role in slavery, describing it as an "act of moral courage" that was important in the global pursuit of "truth, human dignity and justice". The Pope
XIV](/news/2026/4/13/terrible-for-foreign-policy-trump-attacks-pope-leo-after-peace-appeal) has arrived in the African nation of Cameroon, pressing forward with calls for peace and coexistence that have attracted the ire of United States President Donald Trump. The first pope from
XIV and President Donald Trump — arguably the two most influential American-born figures in the world — Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the Vatican on Thursday seeking to highlight common ground between the Holy
XIV is scheduled to hold a mass in the Sagrada Familia, Barcelona. Photograph: Lluís Gené/AFP/Getty As well as the protocol meetings with King Felipe, Queen Letizia and the prime minister, Pedro Sánchez
visit there. And last week, the Italian government accused Israeli forces of firing warning shots at a convoy of Italian peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, prompting Tajani to summon the Israeli ambassador. Israel also launched