The president also said the pontiff, the first American-born pope, wouldn't be in the Vatican if he were not in the White House.

President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of Pope Leo XIV. This has potentially complicated a fence-mending visit that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is making this week to the Vatican.

Bishop Rodriguez slams Trump over attacks on Pope Leo XIV, defending the pope's stance on peace.

President Trump posted an image showing himself curing an ill man in a way that recalls Jesus healing the sick. The post was later removed.

President narrative absurd, citing Catholic teaching to argue the Church and civil authorities have different roles.

Pope Leo XIV on Monday strongly pushed back against criticism from US President Donald Trump, defending his position of seeking peace and rejecting violence amid the Iran war.

Bishop Rodriguez slams Trump's attack on Pope Leo XIV, defending the pope's witness to peace and justice.

Amid the calm and quiet before a Saturday evening Mass at a north Phoenix Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, who is celebrating his first year as pontiff, was described with an oft-repeated word: "peace." For those who spoke with The Arizona Republic on April 25 outside Saints Simon and Jude Cathedral Church on 27th Avenue near Bethany Home Road,