Hegseth, Trump and the pope
The US secretary of war has repeatedly invoked God’s will to legitimise military aggression
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Right before Pope Leo was elected, Trump put out a meme of himself as the pope
The audacity of newbie Catholic JD Vance lecturing Pope Leo is breathtaking
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Pope Leo takes a stand for peace at the risk of riling Trump
Pontiff doubles down on excoriating criticism of military aggressors in the face of Trump’s ire
Trump vs the pope: How Leo came to say he has ‘no fear of the Trump administration’
Pope Leo spoke of praying for peace as ‘a bulwark against that delusion of omnipotence that surrounds us’
The pope will never be wrong to call for end of war
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The Irish Times view on Trump vs the Pope: Leo has the advantage
Trump’s AI-generated image of himself as a Christ-like healer was received with horror by conservative Christians
Pope says ‘handful of tyrants’ ravaging world amid feud with Trump’s White House
Pontiff denounces leaders who invoke religion to justify war as US bishops offer support after Vance remarks
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Donald Trump must heed Pope Leo’s words, not admonish his wisdom
Roman historian Tacitus made apt criticism of conquerors who create a wilderness and call it peace
Pope urges Cameroon government to resist ‘whims of the rich and powerful’ during visit
Leo, who has twice recently faced criticism from Donald Trump, calls for end to country’s anglophone conflict
‘He’s clearly not well’: Donald Trump’s erratic behaviour revives mental health debate
As the US president threatens to wipe out Iran and attacks the pope, some former allies and advisers are questioning whether he has grown increasingly unbalanced
Trump accused of ‘sacrilege’ over Jesus image by influential Irish-American organisation
Ancient Order of Hibernians says US president’s criticism of Pope Leo and AI-generated image has ‘deeply offended’ Catholics
No rest for JD Vance as Trump gets cross with the pope again
Just back from fruitless negotiations with Iran, the US vice-president found himself having to address a fraught new episode in the uneasy relationship between church and state in America
Only one winner between Pope Leo and Donald Trump
World leaders show very different kinds of qualities and abilities
Trump deletes post with AI image depicting him as Jesus: ‘I thought it was me as a doctor’
The US president’s conservative, Christian supporters decried the Truth Social post, calling it ‘disgusting’
Pope Leo vows to continue Iran war critiques after Trump attacks
Pontiff said he will ‘continue to speak out loudly against war’
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Inside Politics: Government defends plans as ‘most generous in EU’ while Opposition and protesters dismiss measures as insufficient
Trump attacks Pope Leo as being ‘weak on crime, terrible for foreign policy’
Trump takes credit for rise to papacy of Leo, one of the world’s most powerful critics of the US war with Iran
War and Peace: A tale of two Easter messages from Donald Trump and Pope Leo
Leo uses Easter Sunday address to urge peace; Trump threatens to bomb Iran’s civilian infrastructure in expletive-stuffed post
Pope marks first Easter as pontiff with call for hope amid global conflicts
Pope Leo condemns ‘idolatry of profit’ and ‘violence of war that kills and destroys’
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Pope Leo’s Good Friday service offers prayer for deported children
Thousands of worshippers pray for war orphans, political prisoners and those who died in conflicts
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Irish priest moves closer to sainthood after being declared venerable by Pope Leo
Fr Edward Flanagan, born in 1886, has passed the second of four steps to canonisation
Religious order to end near 800-year association with Cork when it closes church in city centre
‘Accelerating decline’ in vocations means St Augustine’s on Washington Street will shut its doors in July
Pope to tour four African countries in 2026
Leo’s first major overseas trip will involve visit to Algeria, Angola, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon
Dublin cathedral to close for two years for €25m refurbishment
St Mary’s was designated a cathedral by Pope Leo last year on its 200th anniversary
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