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Iran reviews U.S. proposal. And, Rubio to meet Pope Leo after Trump's criticism

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

Trump's criticism of Pope Leo](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/14/nx-s1-5783880/jesuit-priest-shares-how-catholics-are-reacting-to-trumps-criticism-of-pope-leo) In early April, Leo appealed to the American

Iran War timeline continues to shift. And, jury rules Live Nation acted as monopoly

Trump deleted the image amid backlash. - 🎧 **Pope Leo's criticism of Trump's actions came

Republican senator criticizes Trump’s ‘holy war’ with Pope Leo

criticizes Trump’s ‘holy war’ with Pope Leo A Republican lawmaker has condemned what he refers

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

Pope Leo takes aim at 'handful of tyrants' spending billions on war.

criticism from the White House. Over the weekend, President Trump attacked the pope as "weak on crime and soft on foreign policy," suggesting that Leo

Pope decries migrants and refugees being treated ‘worse than house pets’

Critic of the Iran war Pope Leo also condemned the [killing of protestors in Iran](/news/2026/1/21/at-least-3117-people-killed-during-iran-protests-state-media-reports) earlier this year, after president Trump

Giorgia Meloni’s moral retreat on Gaza

Trump insulted Pope Leo XIV. Only then did Meloni issue rare criticism of Trump, calling

‘We’re Catholic first’: Sunday mass attendees weigh in on Trump’s feud with Pope Leo

Trump got “over his skis a little bit” in his criticism of [Pope Leo XIV](https://www.theguardian.com

Trump threatens to withdraw US troops from Italy and Spain – Europe live

criticism of Trump’s “unacceptable” comments about Pope Leo.](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/trump-accuses-ally-meloni-of-lacking-courage-for-not-joining-attacks-on-iran) She also denied

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

Marco Rubio to meet pope at the Vatican after Trump attacks on pontiff

Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday in an effort to ease tensions after Donald Trump’s repeated criticisms

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

Trump and other Republican leaders and supporters to criticism from [Pope Leo XIV](https://www.theguardian.com

Pope appoints former undocumented immigrant as new bishop of West Virginia

Pope Leo has previously [voiced criticism](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/19/pope-leo-donald-trump-immigration-policy-us) of the Trump administration’s handling

Rubio visits Vatican amid escalating tensions between Trump and Pope Leo

Leo and the Trump administration came in October of last year, when the pope criticized

Why has Italy’s Giorgia Meloni suspended a defence pact with Israel?

Pope Leo had condemned the US president’s threat that Iran’s “civilisation will die” if it didn’t re-open the Strait of Hormuz. In response to that, Trump unleashed a storm of criticism

Archbishop of Canterbury praises Pope Leo for speaking powerfully on injustice

pope’s official residence. This month Donald Trump took aim at Leo over his criticisms