Trump calls Pope Leo 'terrible' in public attack after pontiff's anti-war message

US President Donald Trump delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, accusing the US-born pontiff of being "a very liberal person" and "terrible for foreign policy". His comments came after Leo suggested over the weekend that a "delusion of omnipotence" was fuelling the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Apr 13, 2026 - 11:12
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Trump calls Pope Leo 'terrible' in public attack after pontiff's anti-war message
US President Donald Trump delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, accusing the US-born pontiff of being "a very liberal person" and "terrible for foreign policy". His comments came after Leo suggested over the weekend that a "delusion of omnipotence" was fuelling the US-Israeli war on Iran.

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