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Pope Leo XIV said Saturday that remarks he made this week successful which he said nan "world is being ravaged by a fistful of tyrants" were not directed astatine President Donald Trump, a study said.
The pope, speaking onboard a formation to Angola during his 10-day Africa tour, said reporting astir his comments "has not been accurate successful each its aspects" and his reside "was prepared 2 weeks ago, good earlier nan president ever commented connected myself and connected nan connection of bid that I americium promoting," according to Reuters.
The news outlet cited nan pope arsenic saying his comments were not aimed astatine Trump.
"As it happens, it was looked astatine arsenic if I was trying to statement nan president, which is not successful my liking astatine all," nan pope reportedly said.
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Pope Leo XIV answers journalists' questions during his formation from Yaounde, Cameroon, to Luanda, Angola, connected Saturday, April 18, 2026. (Luca Zennaro/Pool Photo via AP)
Fox News Digital has reached retired to nan White House for comment.
Trump past Sunday accused Pope Leo XIV of being "terrible" connected overseas argumentation arsenic nan pontiff has criticized the U.S.-Israeli warfare connected Iran.
"He talks astir 'fear' of nan Trump Administration, but doesn’t mention nan FEAR that nan Catholic Church, and each different Christian Organizations, had during COVID erstwhile they were arresting priests, ministers, and everybody else, for holding Church Services, moreover erstwhile going outside, and being 10 and moreover 20 feet apart," Trump wrote successful a Truth Social post.
"I don’t want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to person a Nuclear Weapon," he continued.
POPE LEO SLAMS THOSE WHO 'MANIPULATE RELIGION' FOR MILITARY OR POLITICAL GAIN, TRUMP RESPONDS
A divided image shows Pope Leo XIV, left, and President Donald Trump, right, amid a nationalist conflict complete migration argumentation and nan conflict involving Iran. (Simone Risoluti - Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images; Salwan Georges/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
During a speech successful Cameroon connected Thursday, nan pope said, "We must make a decisive alteration of people — a existent conversion — that will lead america successful nan other direction, onto a sustainable way rich | successful quality fraternity."
"The world is being ravaged by a fistful of tyrants, yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters!" he added.
Pope Leo XIV speaks arsenic he meets pinch nan organization of Bamenda astatine Saint Joseph's Cathedral successful Bamenda, connected nan 4th time of an 11-day apostolic travel to Africa, connected April 16, 2026. (Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP via Getty Images)
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"Woe to those who manipulate belief and nan very sanction of God for their ain military, economical aliases governmental gain, dragging that which is ineffable into acheronian and filth," nan pope besides said.
Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is simply a newsman astatine Fox News Digital.
