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‘I’m not a politician’: why the clash with Pope Leo could prove dangerous for Donald Trump

“I am not a politician; I speak of the Gospel.” Pope Leo XIV’s recent remarks, made during his apostolic journey to Africa, immediately suggest that his clash with Donald Trump operates on a different level to the US president’s usual political spats.

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Lando Norris makes prestigious TIME 100 Most Influential People list after 2025 championship title

Lando Norris has been named in the 2026 TIME 100 list, with Paris Hilton praising the reigning Formula 1 champion

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Ben Shapiro claims JD Vance has been relegated to ‘placating crazies’ such as Tucker Carlson

Conservative commentator, still supportive of the U.S. war with Iran, warns vice president he cannot depend on unconditional MAGA backing and accuses him of ‘laughing along with the purveyors of bulls***’

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Donald Trump steps up attacks on Catholic Church, administration canceling charity funding

The war between Catholicism and Trump just got serious.

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Trump Called the Pope 'Weak' Then Cut Millions in Funding for the Catholic Charities Housing Migrant Children Days Later

The Trump administration has canceled an £8.5 million contract with Catholic Charities in Miami, ending a decades-old child welfare program amid a dispute with Pope Leo XIV.

International Business Times UK

Trump Administration Cancels $11M Contract With Catholic Charities, Ending Care for Migrant Children

The Trump administration has ended a $11 million contract with Miami's Catholic Charities, ceasing care for unaccompanied migrant children and raising concerns about future specialised support

International Business Times UK

Pope Leo brings message of unity to Cameroon’s divided Anglophone regions

Pope Leo XIV is travelling to the western Cameroon city of Bamenda to preach a message of peace in the epicenter of a separatist conflict that humanitarian groups have called one of the world’s most neglected crises.

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The ‘agent of chaos’ behind Trump’s controversial AI Jesus image

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Before posting Jesus meme, Trump consulted his ‘agent of chaos’: report

Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, allegedly influenced the president’s decision to post the AI image, not the first time the offical has been accusing of stoking controversy

The Independent UK

Jesus Hugs Trump? President Reposts Bizarre AI Image Just Days After 'Depicting Himself as Christ' Storm

President Trump shared an AI-generated image of Jesus embracing him, sparking debates on faith, politics, and technology. The image follows a previously deleted post criticized for its Christ-like depiction

International Business Times UK

Pope heads to epicenter of Cameroon's separatist conflict to preach message of peace

Pope Leo XIV is travelling to the western Cameroon city of Bamenda to preach a message of peace

The Independent UK

Pope Leo XIV visits Cameroon as Biya faces unrest and separatist war

Arriving in Yaoundé on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV pressed Cameroon’s leaders to address corruption, setting the tone for a high-stakes visit.

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Taylor Swift gushes over Dakota Johnson to mark actress' inclusion in Time 100

Pop megastar Taylor Swift has praised her pal Dakota Johnson as "one of the most empathetic people" she has "ever known", and gushed over her "realness", after the Fifty Shades of Grey star was named as one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2026.

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China raises pressure on underground Catholics to join official church, Human Rights Watch finds

Human Rights Watch, in a detailed new report, says Chinese authorities are increasing pressure on underground Catholic communities to join the state-controlled official church while tightening surveillance and travel restrictions on all of China’s estimated 12 million Catholics

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Scoop: Trump discussed "Jesus" meme with Bill Pulte before posting it, sources say

The mystery of who may have helped introduce the meme to Trump wasn't clear, until now.

The Independent UK

Influential evangelical Rev Franklin Graham dismisses controversy over Trump’s AI Jesus post as ‘a lot to do about nothing’

Son of the late Billy Graham says he ‘didn’t jump to the same conclusion’ as others after bipartisan backlash

International Business Times UK

Donald Trump Says Pope Leo XIV 'Should Be Thankful,' Claims He Put Him in the Vatican After Posting Wild AI Jesus Image

Donald Trump has intensified his feud with Pope Leo XIV by sharing new AI images of himself with Jesus and claiming the pontiff 'should be thankful' to him for becoming pope, even as Leo issues sombre appeals for peace in Ukraine, Lebanon and Sudan.

International Business Times UK

Trump Border Czar Tom Homan Warns The Pope: Fix The Catholic Church And Stay Out Of Politics

Tensions rise between the US and Vatican as border czar Tom Homan criticizes Pope Leo XIV's stance on immigration, highlighting a clash between national security and humanitarian views.

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US aircraft carrier breaks record for longest deployment since the Vietnam War

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Trump-loyalist Vance sees no problem in telling the Pope to ‘stick to matters of morality’ while he continues to promote his own book on Catholicism

Vice President J.D. Vance just drew a hard line between the Vatican and the White House, telling Pope Leo XIV to “stick to matters of morality” and leave American public policy to the president. The clash comes after the first American pope publicly criticized the administration’s stance on Iran and…

Latin Times

FULL STATEMENT - U.S. bishops rally behind Pope Leo XIV after JD Vance says pontiff should be "careful" on theology

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' doctrinal leadership moved Wednesday to publicly back Pope Leo XIV's authority on war and peace, issuing a formal clarification on just war teaching just hours after Vice President JD Vance told a Turning Point USA crowd that the pope should "be careful" when speaking…

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JD Vance warns the Pope not to cross the line on war and then crosses every line by lecturing on faith

JD Vance wants Pope Leo XIV to follow his example.

The Independent UK

Brazil's Lula defends Pope Leo in message to Catholics after Trump's criticism

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that Pope Leo XIV should be defended from “powerful people” who have recently criticized him

International Business Times UK

Trump Shares Image of Jesus Comforting Him Days After 'Blasphemous' AI Post Sparks Religious Backlash

Donald Trump's AI-generated image of Jesus consoling him has sparked renewed controversy, highlighting tensions between political messaging and religious symbolism.

Roll Call

Theological squabble distracts from Tax Day messaging

On a day when they had hoped to focus messaging on last year’s tax cut law, congressional Republicans spent Tax Day focusing on theology. A dayslong spat between the Trump administration and the Vatican left lawmakers urging the White House to stay in its lane on matters of liturgy and…

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