- The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, has expressed solidarity with Pope Leo's calls for peace, amid an escalating war of words between the pontiff and Donald Trump.
- Pope Leo, during his four-nation Africa tour, warned that the world is being 'ravaged by a handful of tyrants' and reiterated his strong condemnation of war.
- Donald Trump earlier branded the Pope 'weak' and stated he was 'not a fan of Pope Leo', demanding he 'focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician'.
- Trump's recent criticism stands in stark contrast to his positive remarks about the Pope almost a year ago, following the election of the first US-born Pope.
- Dame Sarah Mullally, who is scheduled to meet Pope Leo in Rome, urged all those in political authority to pursue every possible peaceful and just means of resolving conflict.
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