Trump reignites feud with Pope Leo XIV over Iran and Catholics
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Updated · The Independent · May 5
Trump reignites feud with Pope Leo XIV over Iran and Catholics
6 articles · Updated · The Independent · May 5
In a radio interview on Jimmy Lai, Trump said he would raise the jailed Hong Kong publisher's case with Xi Jinping later this month.
He accused the Pope of being comfortable with Iran having a nuclear weapon and of endangering Catholics, extending weeks of clashes over war, immigration and foreign policy.
The dispute flares as Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits Rome from May 6 to 8 for talks with the Vatican expected to cover the Middle East and Cuba.
With presidential accusations fresh, can Secretary Rubio’s upcoming Vatican visit salvage diplomacy or will it deepen the divide between two world leaders?
Trump claims the Pope backs a nuclear Iran. Why does the Vatican’s decades-long anti-nuclear stance suggest a different story?