Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV

This fake image shared by President Donald Trump to the social media platform Truth Social shows him depicted as Jesus healing a sick person. Photo: Donald Trump/Truth Social

Trump faces backlash over social media posts, tensions with Pope Leo XIV persist

The image, shared on Trump’s Truth Social platform, drew backlash from several Republicans and conservative commentators, who described it as “anti-Christian”

Pope Leo XIV waves from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after delivering his "Urbi et Orbi" (To the city and the world) message, on Easter Sunday at the Vatican, April 5, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Pope says he has 'no fear' of Trump after scathing criticism

Pope Leo XIV leaves after presiding over a Prayer Vigil and Rosary for Peace, in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 11, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Trump attacks Pope Leo, calling him 'terrible' for foreign policy and 'weak' on crime

Pope Leo XIV leads a Regina Caeli prayer from the central balcony (Loggia delle Benedizioni) of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Pope marks first Easter under cloud of Mideast war

Prince Albert II of Monaco and Pope Leo XIV attend a welcoming ceremony at the Prince's Palace as part of Pope's one-day trip, in Monaco, 28 March, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Leo, the first US pope, emerges as pointed Trump critic

Prince Albert II of Monaco and Pope Leo XIV attend a welcoming ceremony at the Prince's Palace as part of Pope's one-day trip, in Monaco, 28 March, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Pope Leo urges Monaco, tax haven of billionaires, to help needy

Pope Leo XIV. Photo: Collected

Pope Leo calls war in Middle East a 'scandal' to humanity

Pope Leo XIV stands in the Sistine Chapel among cardinals after being elected, at the Vatican, 8 May 2025. Photo: Vatican Media/­Francesco Sforza/Handout via REUTERS/ File

Cardinal found with phone during secret conclave to elect Pope Leo, book says

Pope Leo XIV. Photo: Collected

Palestinians have right to live in peace in 'own land': Pope Leo

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In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza

Pope Leo XIV meets the heads of Italy’s Security Intelligence System on the centenary of its foundation, Bruno Valensise, director of Italy’s domestic intelligence agency AISI (Agenzia Informazioni e Sicurezza Interna), Giovanni Caravelli, director of foreign intelligence agency AISE (Agenzia Informazioni e Sicurezza Esterna), Vittorio Rizzi, director of DIS (Dipartimento delle Informazioni per la Sicurezza), and Undersecretary Alfredo Mantovano, who oversees Italy’s intelligence services as part of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, at the Vatican, December 12, 2025. Photo: Vatican Media/­Simone Risoluti/Handout via REUTERS

Pope tells Italian spies not to smear politicians or journalists

Pope Leo XIV visits the Sultanahmet Mosque, known as the Blue Mosque, during his first apostolic journey, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 29, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Pope removes shoes but doesn't pray on visit to Istanbul's Blue Mosque