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Pope Leo XIV, who was born in the US and is an Iran war critic. The US president also posted to social media an AI image of himself as Jesus Christ. “He’s mocking Jesus
XIV stands at the microphone for his address, with a row of flags behind him. ](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4088x4088+1019+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F58%2Fd0%2Fe5e0ef3d49349c16f5525072d9c7%2Fap26103448927215.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/13/nx-s1-5780996/pope-leo-begins-tour-across-africa-row-with-trump-iran-war) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Pope Leo brushes off Trump criticism amid growing Vatican–U.S. tensions
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
controversy](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/13/iran-war-live-news-ceasefire-peace-talks-us-trump-strait-hormuz-blockade-middle-east-crisis-latest-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69dd7acd8f08aa81602c89b7#block-69dd7acd8f08aa81602c89b7), and the video’s here: **The head of [Hezbollah](https://www.theguardian.com/world/hezbollah) called on Lebanon on Monday to pull out of direct talks with Israel set to take place in Washington