Between Trump and Pope, an Ambassador Is Clear About His Allegiance

Ambassador Brian Burch must navigate the relationship between the two most prominent American men in the world. His priority ...
Catholic Standard

When the American pope comes for July 4 dinner, here’s what happens

Pope Leo XIV marked the United States’ 250th anniversary with a relaxed July 4 dinner at the Rome residence of U.S.
The New York Times

The Pope and the President

The two most powerful Americans in the world are clashing. By Sam Sifton I am the host of The Morning. Pope Leo’s visit to Algeria today was meant to be stirring. The first member of the Order of ...
CNN

Pope Leo’s target is bigger than Trump. He’s rebuking the ‘MAGA Jesus’

If you think the clash between Pope Leo XIV and President Donald Trump is just a war of words that will pass when the news cycle moves on, you are most likely mistaken. Their public spat is part of a ...
The Conversation

Trump’s exchange with Pope Leo reflects deep‑rooted tensions between the Vatican and the United States: 4 essential reads

Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard his flight bound for Algiers on April 13, 2026. Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV, the U.S.-born head of the Catholic ...
CNN

How Trump and Hegseth are complicating the GOP’s pope pushback

Republicans have largely settled on a two-sided response to explain away President Donald Trump’s potentially blasphemous post depicting himself as Jesus, as well as his feud with Pope Leo XIV over ...