Despite widespread criticism including Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni's rare rebuke after the US president lambasted the US-born pontiff for being "weak on crime," Trump said no to an apology to the Catholic Church's Holy Father while reiterating his claims.

The US president launches an unprecedented attack on Pope Leo XIV over the pontiff's rejection of the Iran war, accusing him of being "weak on crime" and hurting the Catholic Church.

A feud has escalated between Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV over the war in Iran.

Vice President JD Vance said that, in some cases, it ‘would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of morality’

The clash between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV over the US-Iran conflict highlights political and theological tensions between the White House and the Vatican, affecting American Catholics and global diplomacy.

Leader of Catholic church says he will continue to speak out against war after president’s extraordinary criticism