Pope Leo XIV

Senator John Kennedy Criticizes Trump’s ‘Holy War’ Remarks on Pope Leo XIV Senator John Kennedy Criticizes Trump’s ‘Holy War’ Remarks on Pope Leo XIV

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Senator John Kennedy Criticizes Trump’s ‘Holy War’ Remarks on Pope Leo XIV Senator John Kennedy Criticizes Trump’s

Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana, a Republican who has backed Donald Trump for years, broke with the president during a Fox News interview on Saturday, calling Trump’s criticism of Pope Leo XIV a “holy war” and saying it distracts from more pressing issues. Kennedy, a Methodist who emphasized he is not Catholic, said he loves … Read more

Pope Leo XIV vows not to be silenced by Trump administration

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Trump’s criticism echoes a long-standing Protestant skepticism of Catholic influence in public life

Pope Leo XIV stood on the tarmac of Algiers airport, papal plane engines idling behind him, and told reporters he would not be silenced by the Trump administration. The remark came a day after he condemned what he called an “endless cycle of destabilisation and death” in Cameroon’s insurgency-wracked Far North region, where he criticised … Read more

The Archbishop of Canterbury joins Pope in urging peace amid Trump criticism of pontiff’s peace calls

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The Archbishop of Canterbury joins Pope in urging peace amid Trump criticism of pontiff’s peace calls

The Archbishop of Canterbury has publicly aligned with Pope Leo XIV in calling for peace, entering directly into the escalating war of words between the pontiff and former U.S. President Donald Trump. Speaking on Thursday, Archbishop Sarah Mullally said she stands with the Pope “in his courageous call for a kingdom of peace,” emphasizing that … Read more

Pope Leo XIV denounces government corruption in Cameroon

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The Vatican is shifting its focus toward African growth

Pope Leo XIV delivered an unusually blunt critique of government corruption during a visit to Cameroon, urging authorities to break the “idolatrous thirst for profit” to achieve lasting peace. The address, delivered before President Paul Biya—the world’s oldest head of state—saw the leader remain passive and without reaction as the pontiff spoke. State television interrupted … Read more