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Top Vatican cardinal calls Trump's attacks on Pope Leo 'strange'

FILE PHOTO: Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as they meet at the Vatican, May 19, 2025. Vatican Media/Simone Risoluti/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo

Top US diplomat Rubio to meet with Pope Leo on Thursday, source says

FILE PHOTO: Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaks to the media during a meeting with President of the Conference of Italian Bishops, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi at the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See in Rome, Saturday, May 17, 2025. Gregorio Borgia/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Pope Leo says Catholic Church should prioritise questions of inequality, justice over sexual ethics

Pope Leo XIV leads a Holy Mass with priestly ordinations in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 26, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo

Pope says atomic energy must be used only for peace

Pope Leo XIV waves from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St Peter's square during the Regina Coeli prayer in The Vatican on April 26, 2025.

Pope Leo offers thanks for ‘great gift’ of Pope Francis, one year on from his death

Over his 12-year papacy, Pope Francis “promoted an authentic respect for all men and women... that we are all brothers and sisters".

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How feud with Trump helped Pope Leo find his voice

Pope Leo XIV's strident speeches in Africa have marked a shift in his rhetoric.

Pope Leo takes Africa tour to Angola as Trump feud drags on

Altar servers lead a night vigil on the fifth day of Pope Leo’s 11-day visit to Africa in Yaounde, Cameroon.

Pope Leo issues warning on democracy after Trump criticism

Pope Leo XIV leading a mass in Annaba, Algeria, on April 14, as part of a 10-day tour of four African countries.

‘Unacceptable’: Italy’s PM Meloni issues rare criticism of Trump after his attack on Pope

Pope Leo XIV meets Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, at the Vatican, on July 2, 2025.

Trump calls Pope Leo ‘terrible’ in unusual direct attack on church leader

Pope Leo XIV has said President Trump’s threat to wipe out the Iranian civilisation was “unacceptable”.

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