Speaking to Fox News April 13, Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic, addressed Trump’s social media post, saying, “We can respect the pope, we certainly have a good relationship with the Vatican, but we’re also going to disagree on substantive questions from time to time.”
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Trump is trying to distract us from Pope Leo’s calls for peace. Don’t take the bait.
If you are outraged—which would be both understandable and justifiable—by President Donald Trump’s social media attack last night on Pope Leo, take a moment to step back and follow the pope’s example rather than taking the president’s bait.
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Pope Leo says he has ‘no fear’ of Trump or preaching the Gospel
Pope Leo XIV said April 13 he has “no fear” of President Donald Trump’s administration in response to the president’s criticism Sunday night on Truth Social.
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Trump lambasts Pope Leo: ‘I’m not a fan.’
President Donald Trump delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV on Sunday night, saying he didn’t think the U.S.-born global leader of the Catholic Church is “doing a very good job” and that “he’s a very liberal person,” after suggesting that the pontiff should “stop catering to the Radical Left.”
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Settler violence on West Bank threatens ancient Christian communities. Will U.S. help preserve them?
“What is happening to the Palestinians themselves is just sheer terror, designed to make the situation there so unlivable that they leave.”
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Vatican says report Pentagon officials lectured its ambassador about Pope Leo ‘completely untrue’
“The narrative offered by some media outlets about this meeting is completely untrue,” the Vatican press office statement said.
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Pope Leo amplifies criticism of Iran war and says ‘God does not bless any conflict’
Pope Leo XIV amplified his condemnation of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran on Friday, saying that “God does not bless any conflict” and certainly doesn’t side with those who drop bombs.
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Pentagon disputes report senior officials lectured Vatican diplomat about Pope Leo
The top Vatican diplomat in the U.S. was brought to the Pentagon in January for a “bitter lecture” about comments from Pope Leo XIV that some senior U.S. defense officials perceived as criticism of the Trump administration, The Free Press reported April 6.
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Trump is showing what a world governed by power alone looks like. It should terrify us.
The Trump administration’s reliance on violence and desire for domination is profoundly un-Christian.
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Pope Leo praises U.S.-Iran ceasefire as ‘sign of genuine hope,’ presses for peace
Pope Leo XIV welcomed the newly announced ceasefire in the Middle East as “a sign of genuine hope” after what he described as “hours of extreme tension,” while urging a return to negotiations and calling the faithful to prayer.