US-born pontiff urges respect for all people, says his travels have shown importance of pursuing dialogue between different communities.

The president’s attack follows Pope Leo XIV’s sharp public rebukes of Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran and his threats to destroy the country.

Remarks come after Trump said he is "not a big fan" of Pope Leo after his anti-war message.

The pontiff ‘refuses to get into a debate’ with the president