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Tourists visit the American Studies center courtyard adorned with Ancient Roman statues, in Rome, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Catholic schools Notre Dame, Villanova to open hoops season in Rome with men’s-women’s doubleheader

  • Apr 17
  • Associated Press
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After criticizing the pope, Trump slams Italy’s Meloni over lack of support for Iran war

  • Apr 16
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Trump continues his social media attacks on Pope Leo

  • Apr 15
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Vice President JD Vance speaks during a Turning Point USA event at Akins Ford Arena at the Classic Center in Athens, Ga., Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP.)

As Vance rallies with Turning Point, some supporters bristle at Trump’s war, attack on Pope Leo

  • Apr 15
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President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV. (Credit: Associated Press.)

The Trump and Leo chronicles: A president and a pope square off over Iran and its aftermath

  • Apr 14
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    Associated Press
Pope Leo XIV meets the Algerian Community in the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa in Algiers, Monday, April 13, 2026, on the first day of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Many US Catholics are dismayed by Trump’s unprecedented broadside at the first American pope

  • Apr 14
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Trump says he won’t apologize to Pope Leo and explains his reason for posting much-criticized meme

  • Apr 14
  • Will Weissert, 
    Josh Boak, Associated Press
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Three US cardinals call war on Iran ‘unjust’ and criticize Trump for ‘gamification’ of war

  • Apr 13
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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on April 12, after leaving Miami. (Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP.)

Trump lambasts Pope Leo XIV, extending feud over Iran war with first American pontiff

  • Apr 13
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    Josh Boak, Associated Press

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