In recent months, a story has been circulating about Pope Leon XIV and Donald Trump, portraying the first American pope in history as the number one opponent of the American president. While this narrative is embraced by the theatrical White House occupant, it is strongly denied by the Vatican’s resident. What is the truth exactly?
Before his election on May 8, 2025, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, had a social media account on X (formerly Twitter), where he shared critical articles about US migration policy.
The day after his election to the throne of Peter, this account was deleted to signify that his words now carry a different weight and that his previous stances cannot be equated with his papal actions. It is unprecedented for a pope to single out wrongdoers.
While conflicts flare up around the world, Pope Leon XIV consistently advocates for peace, echoing traditional Church doctrine – human dignity, solidarity among peoples, fundamental rights, and justice – calling for dialogue, ceasefires, hostage release, and humanitarian aid, whether in the Holy Land or Ukraine. This aligns with Vatican diplomacy, focusing on victims without pointing fingers at aggressors.
However, as international crises worsen, his tone gradually grows more stern: he expresses his “deep concern” after the American operation in Venezuela, then, during
