Trump, Pope Leo XIV
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The Vatican said on Tuesday it would not take part in US President Donald Trump's so-called Board of Peace despite an invitation issued in January to Pope Leo XIV to join the board. The Holy See "will not participate in the Board of Peace because of its ...
Trump added that Pope Leo "should be thankful," as the only reason he had been elected to the Vatican was "because he was an American" who would be able to "deal with President Donald J. Trump."
Catholics in Vatican City, locals and tourists alike, reacted Tuesday to an ongoing dispute between U.S. President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV, the head of the Catholic church. (AP Video: Andrea Rosa) This picture,