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Bishop Strickland responds to Trump’s criticism of Pope Leo: ‘I stand with the Holy Father’

'I do not believe this conflict meets the criteria of a just war. I stand with the Holy Father and his call for peace,' Strickland told the BBC.

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LifeSiteNews staff

• Apr 15, 2026

Has Leo XIV contradicted Catholic teaching on just war?

Leo XIV, in condemning all war as incompatible with God’s will, has broken with Scripture, Church Tradition, and centuries of Catholic just war doctrine.

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Matthew McCusker

• Apr 15, 2026Apr 15, 2026

Pope Leo XIV hails ‘communion between Christians and Muslims’ during African visit

Leo XIV's appeal for Christian-Muslim ‘communion’ invoked supposedly convergent Marian devotion to push Catholic interfaith dialogue during his visit to Islamic dominant Algeria.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• Apr 15, 2026Apr 15, 2026

Trump doubles down on Pope Leo criticism, attacks Italian PM Meloni over stance on Iran

'He doesn’t understand (the Iran war), he is not the guy that should be talking about war, because he has no idea what’s going on,' Trump said of Pope Leo on Tuesday.

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LifeSiteNews staff

• Apr 14, 2026Apr 15, 2026

Trump hasn’t needed leftist cardinals to make him look bad. He’s been doing plenty of it himself

Given the way he has been acting the last few days, it looks like Trump is alienating Catholics all on his own.

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Charles Richards

• Apr 14, 2026Apr 15, 2026

Pope Leo XIV calls Algiers mosque ‘space proper to God,’ makes silent prayer with imam

Pope Leo XIV touched down in Algeria on April 13, becoming the first pope ever to make an apostolic visit to the country, opening with silent prayer at the world’s third largest mosque.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• Apr 14, 2026

Vance defends Trump’s Jesus image as ‘joke,’ tells Pope to focus on ‘Catholic Church’ matters

Vice President Vance called the AI-generated image a misunderstood joke and said the Vatican should confine itself to Church affairs rather than weigh in on US immigration policy.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• Apr 14, 2026Apr 14, 2026

Bishop Barron calls on Trump to apologize for ‘disrespectful’ post against Pope Leo

President Trump blasted Pope Leo after the Pontiff condemned the US-backed war on Iran, and Bishop Robert Barron says the president’s attack was ‘entirely inappropriate.’

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Emily Mangiaracina

• Apr 13, 2026Apr 14, 2026

Cardinals Cupich, McElroy, Tobin slammed for pushing leftist talking points on 60 Minutes

The Francis-appointed cardinals criticized Trump, pushed mass immigration, and ignored abortion in the interview, which occurred a few days after Pope Leo’s meeting with David Axelrod.

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Doug Mainwaring

• Apr 13, 2026Apr 14, 2026

Here’s the latest on Pope Leo’s upcoming June consistory

The June 26-27 discussion with the College of Cardinals will probably focus on liturgy and local governance.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• Apr 13, 2026Apr 13, 2026

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Bishop Strickland responds to Trump’s criticism of Pope Leo: ‘I stand with the Holy Father’

Has Leo XIV contradicted Catholic teaching on just war?

Trump doubles down on Pope Leo criticism, attacks Italian PM Meloni over stance on Iran

Trump hasn’t needed leftist cardinals to make him look bad. He’s been doing plenty of it himself

Pope Leo XIV calls Algiers mosque ‘space proper to God,’ makes silent prayer with imam

Bishop Barron calls on Trump to apologize for ‘disrespectful’ post against Pope Leo

Cardinals Cupich, McElroy, Tobin slammed for pushing leftist talking points on 60 Minutes

Here’s the latest on Pope Leo’s upcoming June consistory