Pontiff denounces leaders who invoke religion to justify war, after US bishops offer him support after Vance remarks

The Pope has repeatedly called for peace in the Middle East, drawing criticism from the Trump administration

Trump’s comments on Sunday follow a decade of disputes between the U.S. leader and his Vatican counterparts on topics spanning war to migration

Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that God, torn by wars, is not on the side of bullies in what was seen as further criticism of United States President Donald Trump and his war alongside…

The president continued to escalate his feud with Pope Leo XIV, while the Vice President pushed back against the Catholic leader's criticism of the Iran war.

The Pope vowed to continue speaking out against war despite Donald Trump’s public and ongoing criticism

Leo doubles down on his message of peace as Trump and JD Vance continue to squabble with and insult the Vatican

The remarks came as President Donald Trump has feuded with the Catholic leader over the war in Iran.

El papa León XIV ha denunciado que "el mundo está siendo destruido por unos pocos tiranos", en un encuentro por la paz en Bamenda, Camerún

"The masters of war pretend not to know that it takes only a moment to destroy, yet often a lifetime is not enough to rebuild," the pontiff said.

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The comments follow a high-profile spat with US President Donald Trump, who called the Pope weak on crime.

Nach dem Schlagabtausch mit Donald Trump legt Papst Leo XIV. nach: Im krisengebeutelten Kamerun verurteilt er den Missbrauch von Religion für Machtzwecke und warnt vor „Tyrannen“.

Pontiff denounces leaders who invoke religion to justify war, after US bishops offer him support after Vance remarks

The first American pope's criticism of US policies has not gone down well with President Donald Trump

Pontiff decried leaders who spend ‘billions on wars’ amid deepening row with US president

Continua lo scontro tra la Casa Bianca e il Vaticano. Trump: “Ho diritto di essere in disaccordo con il Pontefice, non serve incontrarlo”

The pontiff says his remarks have been misinterpreted after a spat with the US president.

Pope Leo XIV has pushed back against media coverage of his reported feud with US President Donald Trump, saying much of the reporting on his Africa tour "has not been accurate in…