Tensions between US President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV are now out in the open, exposing a growing rift between Washington and the Vatican. Reports claim US officials privately pressured the Church to back American military actions, signalling that the US has the power to act as it chooses. Washington has denied any intimidation, calling the meeting routine. But the divide sharpened during the Iran war, when Trump’s hardline threats drew a rare and direct moral rebuke from the Pope. Framing the conflict as a question of right and wrong, Pope Leo warned against the human cost of war while still expressing hope for de-escalation.

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