Pope Leo XIV addresses journalists during the flight heading to Yaounde, Cameroon, on the third day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa, on April 15, 2026. | Guglielmo Mangiapane/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
The White House cannot stop fighting with the pope.
On Tuesday night, Vice President JD Vance — who converted to Catholicism in 2019 — accused Pope Leo XIV of not understanding the Church’s stance on war, saying it was “very, very important for the pope to be careful when he talks about matters of theology.” Later the evening, President Donald Trump continued to berate the pope...
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