Many US Catholics are dismayed by Trump's unprecedented broadside at the first American pope - AP News

Many US Catholics are dismayed by Trump's unprecedented broadside at the first American pope  AP News

‘I pray they come together’ - Americans react to Trump’s feud with Pope Leo

Hours after posting a lengthy message critiquing the pontiff, the US president shared a Jesus-like image of himself that he has since deleted.

US and Iran Mull Second Meeting in Bid to Revive Ceasefire Talks - Bloomberg.com

US and Iran Mull Second Meeting in Bid to Revive Ceasefire Talks  Bloomberg.com

Trump Posted a Picture of Himself as Jesus. Now He’s Trying to Explain It Away.

The image showed President Trump bathed in divine light and clad in religious robes. His interpretation was that the image depicted him as a doctor, not Jesus Christ.

By Katie Rogers

How an Image Depicting Trump as Christ Sparked a Backlash on the Religious Right - WSJ

How an Image Depicting Trump as Christ Sparked a Backlash on the Religious Right  WSJ

JD Vance takes on ‘poisoned chalice’ of Trump’s foreign policy missions

Vice-president returns to Washington empty-handed after twin failures on Iran talks and in Hungary

Targeting the Vatican

Michael Ramirez cartoon on Pope Leo XIV, Donald Trump, Iran war.

By Michael Ramirez

Vance’s bad week: vice-president risks becoming face of two Trump foreign policy failures

Orbán is out in Hungary and talks have failed to end the war in Iran – ill-fated roadtrip has been setback for Maga aims Shortly before JD Vance’s ill-fated week crisscrossing the world, Donald Trump asked him during a private Easter brunch about how the Iran negotiations were shaping up. “If it doesn’t happen, I’m blaming JD Vance,” Trump said to laughs in the room. “If it does happen, I’m taking full credit.” The joke at Vance’s expense contained an unfortunate nugget of truth: this is not ...

By Andrew Roth in Washington

Energy prices rise despite Jones Act suspension by Trump

Shipping costs have increased by more than 10 percent in the past month due to the US-Israel war on Iran.

San Diego taco chain targeted by boycott over CEO's alleged Trump support

Roberto's Taco Shop, a popular San Diego taco chain, faces left-wing backlash after a TikTok user alleged its CEO is a Donald Trump supporter.

Trump is feuding with a pope — again. Why it’s different this time - CNN

Trump is feuding with a pope — again. Why it’s different this time  CNN

Donald Trump approval rating: today’s polls and popularity tracked - The Times

Donald Trump approval rating: today’s polls and popularity tracked  The Times

Why President Trump and Pope Leo are feuding | About That

U.S. President Donald Trump took shots at Pope Leo XIV on Truth Social after the pontiff criticized Washington's role in the war in the Middle East. Andrew Chang explains how Trump's issues with Pope Leo are reaching a new public boiling point. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters, Adobe Stock and Getty Images

Trump claims Jesus-like meme that caused outcry was him as a doctor

US President Donald Trump on Monday defended his now deleted social media post that appeared to depict himself as Jesus Christ, contending that it was meant to portray him as “a doctor” after right-wing figures continued a recent trend of pushing back on the president’s recent comments. “Well, it wasn’t a depiction. It was me, I did post it. And I thought it was me as a doctor, and had to do with Red Cross,” Trump said during an impromptu event at the White House. “There was a Red Cross worke...

By Tribune News Service

Trump posts and then deletes Jesus-like AI image of himself

The US president denied looking like Jesus in the image, saying he thought it was himself "as a doctor." Trump did not explain why he deleted the post.

Donald Trump deletes AI image of himself as Jesus after attacking Pope Leo

Donald Trump launched an extraordinary attack on Pope Leo late Sunday, also going as far as to share an AI-generated image depicting himself as Jesus Christ healing the sick. He later deleted the image Monday following backlash from his usually loyal Christian and Catholic supporters, saying he “thought it was me as a doctor.”

By Vedika BAHL

Trump may be ‘jealous’ of Pope Leo’s approval ratings as his support ‘drops down into the Dead Sea’, top pollster says

Trump is now underwater with American Catholics despite their ironclad support for him in the 2024 election, CNN’s chief data analyst Harry Enten pointed out

By Io Dodds

Trump deletes post of himself as Jesus, claims it showed him ‘as a doctor’ - SMH.com.au

Trump deletes post of himself as Jesus, claims it showed him ‘as a doctor’  SMH.com.au

Conservative Christians Angry With Trump Over Posting Christ-Like Image - Forbes

Conservative Christians Angry With Trump Over Posting Christ-Like Image  Forbes

World Liberty investor Justin Sun claims Trump crypto venture 'secretly' installed tool to freeze user holdings

Trump says he is ‘not a big fan’ of Pope Leo after his anti-war message

Trump later posted an AI-generated image seemingly depicting himself as Jesus Christ

By AFP

JD Vance tells Vatican to stay out of US politics amid Trump–Pope row

By TOI WORLD DESK

Donald Trump’s blockade of Hormuz is a dangerous gamble

Mr Trump hopes economic strangulation might force Iran to open the strait where bombardment has failed. It is a dangerous gamble

President v Pope: How feud with Leo could hurt Trump - The Straits Times

President v Pope: How feud with Leo could hurt Trump  The Straits Times

Trump tips DoorDash driver $100 for delivering McDonald’s to Oval Office promote his ‘no tax on tips’ policy

Trump taps Korean American former congresswoman for Seoul envoy post

US President Donald Trump has nominated former congresswoman Michelle Park Steel as the next US ambassador to South Korea, according to a nomination submitted to the Senate on Tuesday. Steel, a Korean American Republican who represented California for two terms in the House of Representatives, would fill a diplomatic post that has remained vacant since former Ambassador Philip Goldberg departed Seoul in January 2025. A presidential office official here, speaking on condition of anonymity, said t

By The Korea Herald

‘I have no fear of Donald Trump’, says Pope Leo as US president refuses to apologise

US president Donald Trump refused to apologise to Pope Leo XIV on Monday after criticising the pontiff for his opposition to the war in Iran – and he sought to explain away a now-deleted social media post depicting himself as Jesus by saying he had thought the image was of him as a doctor.

Made Lot Of Progress, Ball In Iran's Court: JD Vance On US-Iran Peace Talks

US Vice President JD Vance says Iran moved towards the US in Islamabad peace talks but did not go far enough

Trump-Pope clash lays bare divide between power and moral authority

Donald Trump • US president refuses to apologise, calls Leo ‘weak’ and ‘terrible’ • Pontiff insists it’s his ‘moral duty’ to speak out against war WASHINGTON: It is not often that the world hears a sitting American president and a pope speaking directly to each other in tones that resemble confrontation rather than counsel. Fewer still are the moments when the argument turns so openly on war, morality and the language of God. Yet that is precisely what unfolded over the weekend and into ...

By none@none.com (Anwar Iqbal)

U.S. judge throws out Trump's defamation case against Wall Street Journal

U.S. District Court Judge Darrin P. Gayles said Trump had not ⁠come close to meeting the "actual malice" standard that public figures must clear in defamation.

Pope pledges to keep speaking against war, Trump draws outrage for AI Jesus-like image of self

The post on Trump’s Truth Social platform, which Trump later said was meant to portray him as a doctor, came amid his escalating feud with Pope Leo.

Church Leaders and MAGA Influencers Decry Trump’s Blasphemous Posting Spree

The president is attacking Pope Leo XIV and sharing images depicting himself as a divine healer

By Nikkimccannramirez

Trump–Vatican row escalates as Pope heads to Africa

As Pope Leo XIV sets out on a 10-day visit to Africa, divisions between the Vatican and the US administration under President Donald Trump have intensified.

Italy rallies round pope as Trump attack tests ties with Meloni

Italian leaders backed Pope Leo after Donald Trump called him “terrible,” creating tension for Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who has close ties with the US president.

US and Iran mull second meeting in bid to revive ceasefire talks: report

Trump, Iran both declare victory after ceasefire deal

Who is the real winner?

By The Week US

Trump’s AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure follows feud with Pope Leo

Donald Trump says he had 'nothing to apologize for' to the pope

By Reuters

Trump deletes Jesus post of himself after outcry

WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump on Monday deleted a social media image apparently depicting him as Jesus after an outcry from religious leaders that he was being blasphemous.

Ted Cruz Won't Say if He's Team Trump or Team Pope

Trump vs. the Pope -- it's all the buzz in D.C., but asking a Republican Senator whose side he or she is on is a Sophie's Choice no one wants to make. Enter Senator Ted Cruz. Charlie wanted to know who he rides with, but Cruz wouldn't weigh in, no…

By TMZ Staff

Trump to hold meeting with US ambassador to China on Tuesday, White House says - Arab News

Trump to hold meeting with US ambassador to China on Tuesday, White House says  Arab News

US, Iran may give diplomacy a second shot

PM says direct talks between Washington and Tehran would yield positive results

By Our Correspondent

US-Sanctioned Tanker Signaling Chinese Ownerships Test Trump Blockade With Hormuz Crossing

US-Sanctioned Tanker Signaling Chinese Ownerships Test Trump Blockade With Hormuz Crossing Following news that two tankers, one of which indicated China as its destination, had turned around earlier in the day after the Trump blockade of the Straits of Hormuz had kicked in, one of them - a tanker linked to China - is making its way through the Strait of Hormuz, testing President Trump’s naval blockade, Bloomberg reported. Rich Starry, a 188-meter medium-range tanker earlier know...

By Tyler Durden

Trump refuses to apologize to Pope Leo, defends Jesus depiction

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would not apologize to Pope Leo XIV over the pontiff’s criticism of the Iran war and defended a now-deleted widely criticized social m...

Trump vows US will sink any Iran boats that challenge blockade

President Trump warns the US will destroy any Iranian attack boats that challenge the new naval blockade around Iran’s ports, escalating tensions. Read More: https://punchng.com/trump-vows-us-will-sink-any-iran-boats-that-challenge-blockade/

By Punch Newspapers

Vatican should ‘stick to matters of morality’ – US VP Vance

US Vice President JD Vance urged the Vatican Monday to "stick to matters of morality" amid an escalating row between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo over Iran. The post Vatican should ‘stick to matters of morality’ – US VP Vance appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Henry Oduah

Italian PM condemns ally Trump over 'unacceptable' Pope criticism - the-star.co.ke

Italian PM condemns ally Trump over 'unacceptable' Pope criticism  the-star.co.ke

Polish presidential official criticises Trump pope attacks and Jesus graphic as “insult to all Catholics”

Poland's President Karol Nawrocki is a close Trump ally.

By Daniel Tilles

Trump deletes post depicting him as Jesus-like figure after backlash

Faced with growing backlash, US President Donald Trump appears to have removed a controversial Truth Social post depicting himself as a Jesus-like figure.

By Abubakar Ibrahim

Trump vows US will sink Iranian boats that challenge blockade - Kuwait Times

Trump vows US will sink Iranian boats that challenge blockade  Kuwait Times

Trump’s Iran Port Blockade Rattles Hormuz Shipping as Oil Tops $100

Oil tankers began steering away from the Strait of Hormuz today after the US said it would start blockading vessels traveling to and from Iranian ports later in the day, following the collapse of weekend peace talks between Washington and Tehran.  The post Trump’s Iran Port Blockade Rattles Hormuz Shipping as Oil Tops $100 appeared first on Morocco World News.

By Oumaima Moho Amer

After criticizing Pope, Trump posts image of himself as a Jesus-like figure - Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

After criticizing Pope, Trump posts image of himself as a Jesus-like figure  Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

Pezeshkian slams Trump’s insult to Pope amid condemnation of war on Iran - PressTV

Pezeshkian slams Trump’s insult to Pope amid condemnation of war on Iran  PressTV

McDonald's, Iran, and the Pope: Trump's surreal press conference - Seneweb

McDonald's, Iran, and the Pope: Trump's surreal press conference  Seneweb