As he steps up his criticism of the Iran war, the pontiff’s American background has given him a role in US politics unlike any predecessor

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…

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