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Trump vs. Pope Leo

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Way Yuhl
May 11, 2026
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Marco Rubio, the U.S. Secretary of State, met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican this week. The audience was meant to repair a rift that began in October, was accelerated by Trump in early April, and that Trump has reopened almost weekly since. The rift has cost Trump his strongest ally on the European right.

Pope Leo first drew Trump’s anger over deportations …

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