Trump, Leo XIV and Ukraine
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Pope Leo has hit out at President Donald Trump’s Russia-Ukraine peace proposal and has warned that the administration risks destroying the longstanding alliance between Europe and the United States. As Ukraine faces growing pressure from the U.
The American pontiff has rebuked the White House over its treatment of immigrants and the potential invasion of Venezuela.
The Trump administration's new National Security Strategy is at odds with church teaching and Pope Leo's priorities on the transatlantic alliance, climate change, immigration, arms production, nuclear weapons and more.
"I think that while perhaps many people in the United States would be in agreement, I think that many others would see things in a different way."
The pope urged the U.S. to “seek dialogue” instead of pursuing a military incursion.
Pope Leo has been critical of the Trump administration's immigration policy, particularly its treatment of migrants, calling it "inhuman."
The EWTN News and RealClear Opinion Research poll surveyed 1,000 self-identified Catholic voters in the U.S. from Nov. 9–11, nearly 10 months after Trump assumed office.
American defence secretary's comments come as Pope urges Donald Trump not to try to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro using military force.
Senators for the first time are poised to question military leaders over President Donald Trump's use of the National Guard in American cities.