The New York Times

The Pope and the President

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Digital Journal

Francis looks to heal Church with two pope saints

Pope Francis aims to unite conservative and reformist strands of Catholicism with the first canonisation of two popes this month — an impressive masterstroke that has already stirred dissent in some ...
The New York Times

Two Resignations in Congress, and the Pope’s Back-and-Forth With Trump

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Digital Journal

Seven years after stepping down, Benedict fuels ‘two popes’ headache

Seven years after his surprise resignation, Benedict XVI — weakened by age but still intellectually spry — appears unable to remain in the shadow of his Argentinean successor Francis, creating the ...
The Conversation

Trump’s exchange with Pope Leo reflects deep‑rooted tensions between the Vatican and the United States: 4 essential reads

Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard his flight bound for Algiers on April 13, 2026. Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV, the U.S.-born head of the Catholic ...
CNN

How Trump and Hegseth are complicating the GOP’s pope pushback

Republicans have largely settled on a two-sided response to explain away President Donald Trump’s potentially blasphemous post depicting himself as Jesus, as well as his feud with Pope Leo XIV over ...