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Trump turns on Meloni, saying she lacks ‘courage’ over US-Israel war on Iran

Trump’s criticism of Pope Leo XIV, following the pontiff’s repeated calls for an end to the war in the Middle

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

Pope Leo brushes off Trump criticism amid growing Vatican–U.S. tensions over Iran war](https://www.npr.org

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

Pope Leo shared a private audience with Giorgia Meloni at the Vatican in July last year. Photograph: Francesco Sforza/Reuters Tensions between Italy and the US have intensified in recent days after [criticism from Trump

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

Trump's attack on Pope Leo and his sharing of an AI image of himself as a Christ-like figure, is very different. What is striking is where some of this criticism

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

Trump has doubled down on his criticism of Pope Leo** over the war in [Iran

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

Trump’s side, [saying the pontiff should “stick to matters of morality”](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/jd-vance-defends-trump-pope-leo-spat) after Pope Leo criticized

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

Trump has become entangled in a very public row with Pope Leo XIV, who has been critical

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

Pope Leo leads Sunday’s Regina Caeli prayer from the window of his office overlooking Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Photograph: Giuseppe Lami/EPA Leo said after Trump’s criticism