EDITORIAL. During his trip to Africa, the pontiff showed that he did not want to become trapped in a superficial and futile feud with Donald Trump. He used his voice to reaffirm the convictions of the Catholic Church and the strength of a spiritual power over the temporal.

"Leo seems convinced that the world needs to hear explicit condemnation of injustice and aggression," says a retired Vatican correspondent who covered three papacies.

The Chicago-born pope has offered an alternative vision of Catholicism — and American power

Der US-Präsident und der Papst liefern sich ein heftiges Wortgefecht, was weltweit Schlagzeilen macht. Nun zeigt sich Leo konziliant. Und Trump?

The pope addressed the spiraling back-and-forth saga of Trump’s critiques of his peace message, which have dominated news headlines this week.

Pope Leo XIV said he has no interest in debating President Donald Trump as he flew to Angola for the third leg of his 11-day trip to Africa.

The clash between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV, two influential Americans navigating moral and political divides.

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…

The US pope, who has drawn the ire of President Donald Trump, has repeatedly criticised world leaders, without naming individuals.