Pope doubles down on peace and unity message as Trump’s criticism continues
RNS | Covering the world of religion. [Unofficial]
April 16, 2026
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Trump has issued repeated broadsides this week against history’s first U.S.-born pope, accusing him of being weak on crime and a captive to the left, and asserting that Leo owed his papacy to Trump.
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