Trump lambasts Pope Leo XIV, extending feud over Iran war

Trump lambasts Pope Leo XIV, extending feud over Iran war A combination picture shows Pope Leo XIV addressing Algeria's political leaders at the cultural center of the Great Mosque of Algiers in April 13, 2026, where he criticized violations of international law by "neocolonial" world powers, in the Mohammadia of Algiers, Algeria, April 13, 2026, and U.S. President Donald Trump after disembarking Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland April 12, 2026. Trump said April 13 that he would not apologize, as Bishop Robert E. Barron had requested, for the online tirade against the pontiff Trump made April 12. (OSV News photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters)

President Donald Trump delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV on Sunday night, saying he didn’t think the US-born global leader of the Catholic Church is “doing a very good job” and that “he’s a very liberal person,” while also suggesting the pontiff should “stop catering to the Radical Left.” Flying back to Washington…

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