Remarks, such as a speech about 'tyrants' ransacking the world that he delivered in Cameroon on Thursday, were written well before the US president's 'comment on myself and on the message of peace that I am promoting,' explained Pope Leo XIV.

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

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