Donald Trump

The last thing a Jewish academic like myself with no grounding in Christian theology should want to do is to weigh in on recent attacks against Pope Leo XIV by President Trump, Vice President Vance and others.

Following a gunman's attempted assault on the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, forcing the evacuation of the president, first lady and members of the Cabinet, the head of the U.S. Catholic bishops' conference denounced the violence and called for all to resort to prayer.

Pope Leo XIV sent a message of support to participants at a Catholic university event marking 15 years since the abolition of the death penalty in his home state of Illinois. On the same day, the Trump administration announced plans to expand the available methods of federal execution, including bringing back the firing squad and the electric chair.

Catholic bishops and lay leaders across the political spectrum are expressing their shock and disapproval following U.S. President Donald Trump’s online screed against Pope Leo XIV.

Italian bishops reiterated their support for Pope Leo XIV in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's online tirade against the pontiff.

Pope Leo XIV said April 13 he has "no fear" of President Donald Trump's administration and responded to Trump's criticism by telling journalists that his message to the U.S. president is "the message of the Gospel: Blessed are the peacemakers."

Pope Leo XIV welcomed the newly announced ceasefire in the Middle East as “a sign of genuine hope” after what he described as “hours of extreme tension.”

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, strongly criticized the U.S.-led Board of Peace, an international body chaired by President Donald Trump to oversee the governance and reconstruction of Gaza.

The Holy See "will not participate" in President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" for Gaza, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's secretary of state, said Feb. 17, citing "points that leave us somewhat perplexed."

President Donald Trump ruled out the use of force to acquire Greenland in a Jan. 21 speech to the World Economic Forum, but he said the U.S. would still seek ownership of the country.