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Donald Trump and Pope Leo
OH BROTHER!

Trump, 80, Turns Pope’s Cancer Into Rant About Himself

The president found a way to talk about his favorite subject.

Cameron Adams

A photo illustration of Pope Leo and Mike Johnson.
MIKESPLAINING

Speaker Mike Johnson Blames Pope for Being Attacked by Trump

And he got in on MAGA’s hottest trend: lecturing the Vicar of Christ on theology.

Sarah Ewall-Wice

Pope Leo XIV presides over a Prayer Vigil and Rosary for Peace, in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, April 11, 2026.
VEILED SHOT

Pope Leo Makes Fiery Call for Peace Amid Iran War

The Chicago-born pontiff isn’t letting up on his calls for an end to conflict.

Julia Ornedo

Pope Leo XIV gives a blessing at the end of the weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican April 8, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
HOLY SMOKES

Vatican Sources Spill Secrets of MAGA Goons’ ‘Bullying’

Trump’s administration is in a massive freak-out after an unhinged meeting with the Pope’s ambassador to the U.S. leaked.

Julia Ornedo

Karoline Leavitt and Pope Leo XIV.
CLASH WEDNESDAY

‘Catholic’ Leavitt Insults Vatican on First Day of Lent

The White House defended Trump’s “Board of Peace” as legitimate despite some rejections.

Sarah Ewall-Wice

Donald Trump.
THOU SHALT NOT

Cardinal Blasts ICE for Targeting Priests as He Rips Trump

“That’s not America,” the archbishop of Chicago said of Trump’s deadly immigration crackdown.

Will Neal

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VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - MAY 09: (EDITOR NOTE: STRICTLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO MERCHANDISING). American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost presides over his first Holy Mass  as Pope Leo XIV with cardinals in the Sistine Chapel at the conclusion of the Conclave on May 09, 2025 in  Vatican City, Vatican. White smoke was seen over the Vatican early yesterday evening as the Conclave elected the American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the 267th Pontiff. The moderate from Chicago and a close friend of Pope Francis will be known as Pope Leo XIV. (Photo by Simone Risoluti - Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images)
ONE AND DONE

Pope Leo Addresses Polyamory ‘Trend’ in Message to Catholics

A new Vatican document makes the case for monogamy in the modern age.

Julia Ornedo

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