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The Trump and Leo chronicles: A president and a pope square off over Iran and its aftermath
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The Trump and Leo chronicles: A president and a pope square off over Iran and its aftermath

  • By BILL BARROW Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV, a studious and soft-spoken cleric, and Donald Trump, an unapologetically bellicose politician, have long been on a rhetorical collision course. Now their disagreement over the war in Iran has escalated in unusual fashion. On social media, Trump said Leo was "Weak" and captive to the "Radical Left," even suggesting that Leo somehow owed his position to Trump. The pope has declared Trump's threats toward Iran "truly unacceptable" and pointed his flock to biblical text and church doctrine on war and peace. It's a spectacle involving the world's two biggest megaphones.

Pope Leo XIV carries cross for full Good Friday procession, the first pontiff to do so in decades
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Pope Leo XIV carries cross for full Good Friday procession, the first pontiff to do so in decades

  • By COLLEEN BARRY and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV has carried a wooden cross at the Colosseum to mark his first Good Friday as pontiff. This is the first time in decades a pope has carried the cross to every station of the Way of the Cross. Speaking earlier, Leo emphasized the importance of spiritual leadership and carrying the world's suffering in prayer. Thousands gathered to follow the stations recited over loudspeakers. The meditation, prepared for Leo's first Good Friday, highlighted the responsibility of those in power.

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