Donald J. Trump

Catholic bishops and leaders across the political spectrum expressed disapproval following a social media tirade by President Donald Trump against the pope.

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy decried the U.S. war with Iran as “an immoral war,” during a vigil Mass for peace April 11 at his Washington cathedral.

President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House April 13 he will not apologize to Pope Leo XIV after Bishop Robert E. Barron called on him to do so.

House Republicans blocked a measure to limit Trump’s war-making ability in Iran; Vice President JD Vance travelled to Hungary to support Viktor Orbán; and more.

A U.S. bishop is calling for peace and humanitarian aid to Lebanon, where the U.S.-Israel war on Iran has spread with devastating consequences.

Speaking to journalists at Castel Gandolfo April 7, and without naming Trump, Pope Leo called the president’s threat “truly unacceptable.”

The U.S. bishops’ president said that President Donald Trump threatening Iran’s “whole civilization will die tonight” without a deal was morally unjustifiable.

President Donald Trump said April 2 he removed Attorney General Pam Bondi from her role, the second Cabinet member he has fired within a month. 

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments April 1 on President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting birthright citizenship, with the president in attendance.

Pope Leo answered questions in Italian, English and Spanish as he was leaving Castel Gandolfo, a lakeside town 13 miles southeast of Rome, after his customary Tuesday day off.