President Donald Trump lashed out at Pope Leo over his criticism of the war in Iran, claiming a reason the American was named pontiff was because the Church was trying to curry favor with his administration.

Pope Leo XIV delivered an unusually direct and personal rebuke of Donald Trump over the Iran war, exposing rare tensions between the Vatican and Washington...

President Donald Trump on Sunday bashed Pope Leo XIV over the U.S.-born pontiff’s criticism of the U.S. war in Iran.