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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP.)

Trump continues his social media attacks on Pope Leo

Apr 15
Crux Now Staff

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.)

A dispatch from inside the Vatican bubble during a remarkable exchange between pope and president

Apr 16
Nicole Winfield,
Associated Press

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In Easter letter to cardinals, Leo sets the tone and the agenda

Apr 15
Christopher R. Altieri

Vice President JD Vance speaks during a Turning Point USA event at Akins Ford Arena at the Classic Center in Athens, Ga., Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP.)

As Vance rallies with Turning Point, some supporters bristle at Trump’s war, attack on Pope Leo

Apr 15
Bill Barrow,
Emilie Megnien, Associated Press

Mindanao State University stadium in Marawi City, Lanao Del Sur, Philippines. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Philippine troops kill 10 suspected Muslim militants in deadliest clash so far this year

Apr 17
Jim Gomez,
Associated Press

Archbishop of Canterbury expresses solidarity with Pope Leo XIV in calling for peace in Iran

Apr 17
Associated Press

Faithful attend a meeting for peace, lead by Pope Leo XIV at Saint Joseph’s Cathedral in Bamenda, Cameroon, with the local community Thursday, April 16, 2026, on the fourth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

In Bamenda, a peacemaking pope comes into his own

Apr 16
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with Cameroon's President Paul Biya during the meeting with the authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps in Yaounde Cameroon, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

What to know about Cameroon’s separatist violence that the pope seeks to end

Apr 16
Nalova Akua,
Chinedu Asadu, Associated Press

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Framing Francis: How photography shapes the way we picture the pope

Mar 28, 2017
T.J. Thomson