The escalating tension between the United States government and the Vatican reached a boiling point this week over the deeply polarising issue of immigration. At the centre of the controversy is Tom Homan, Donald Trump's newly appointed border czar, who has launched a scathing critique of Pope Leo XIV following the pontiff's condemnation of mass deportations.
Homan delivered a blunt message to the spiritual leader of the world's Catholics. In a highly publicised exchange, the border czar urged the Pope to focus on internal religious matters rather than interfering in international border security, signalling a growing rift between conservative political figures and the Catholic Church.
