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Pope Leo says 'not my interest at all' to debate Trump

The pope spoke aboard the papal plane on his way to Angola. Grouped from 4 articles across 4 sources.

4 reports4 sourcesApr 18, 2026, 2:26 PM
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ABC NewsApr 18, 2026, 2:26 PM

Pope Leo says 'not my interest at all' to debate Trump

The pope spoke aboard the papal plane on his way to Angola.

Al JazeeraApr 18, 2026, 8:10 AM

Pope Leo says not seeking ‘new debate’ with Trump on trip to Angola

Leo is the third pontiff to visit the fossil fuel-rich country after John Paul II in 1992 and Benedict XVI in 2009.

CBS NewsApr 18, 2026, 2:21 PM

How the dispute between Trump and Pope Leo escalated

President Trump has lobbed insults at Pope Leo XIV in response to his criticisms of the war in Iran, marking an unusually pronounced rupture between the leaders of the world's most powerful country and the world's largest Christian denomination.

The Straits TimesApr 17, 2026, 6:49 PM

Pope Leo slams AI abuse after Trump’s Jesus post

The pontiff said the replacement of reality by AI simulation could spread polarisation, conflict, fear and violence.

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