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Many US Catholics are dismayed by Trump’s unprecedented broadside at the first American pope

Cathy Lynn Grossman | Crux

Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard his flight bound for Algiers’ Houari Boumédiène International Airport on Monday, April 13, 2026, at the start of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (Credit: Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP.)

En route to Africa, pope says, ‘I don’t fear Trump administration’

Apr 13
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV prays the rosary. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

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A ‘frank discussion’ is changing the dance card for the US and the Vatican

Apr 13
Charles Collins

DC’s Cardinal McElroy calls Iran war ‘immoral’, calls for action

Apr 12
Christopher R. Altieri

Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago, Cardinal Robert McElroy of Washington, D.C., and Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, appeared on 60 Minutes on CBS on April 12, 2026. (Credit: CBS News.)

Three US cardinals call war on Iran ‘unjust’ and criticize Trump for ‘gamification’ of war

Apr 13
Crux Now Staff

Pope Leo XIV meets the Algerian Community in the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in Algiers, Monday, April 13, 2026, on the first day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Many US Catholics are dismayed by Trump’s unprecedented broadside at the first American pope

Apr 14
David Crary,
Peter Smith, Associated Press

President Donald Trump outside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 4, 2026. (Credit: Alex Brandon/AP.)

Trump says he won’t apologize to Pope Leo and explains his reason for posting much-criticized meme

Apr 14
Will Weissert,
Josh Boak, Associated Press

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Pope arrives in Algeria as titan for peace

Apr 13
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV arrives at the El Mouradia Presidential Palace in Algiers, Monday, April 13, 2026, at the start of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (Credit: Luca Zennaro/Pool Photo via AP.)

Pope calls for peace in Algeria against Iran war’s backdrop

Apr 13
Nicole Winfield,
Paolo Santalucia, Associated Press

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