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Coverage dated April 15, 2026

Pope Leo takes aim at 'handful of tyrants' spending billions on war amid tensions with Trump

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Pope Leo XIV condemns "tyrants" fueling war with billions. His calls for global peace during his Africa trip come amid rising tensions with President Trump.

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  1. Delaware Public Media

    Pope Leo takes aim at 'handful of tyrants' spending billions on war amid tensions with Trump (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Pope Leo XIV condemns "tyrants" fueling war with billions. His calls for global peace during his Africa trip come amid rising tensions with President Trump.

  2. CNN

    Pope warns of world ravaged by ‘tyrants’ in the wake of Trump attacks (opens CNN)

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    Pope Leo warned that the world is being ravaged by “tyrants,” in forceful comments made after US President Donald Trump attacked the pontiff for his stance on the war with Iran.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Pope Leo decries world ruled by ‘tyrants’ after Trump attacks (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Pope, in Cameroon, calls for ‘decisive change of course’ that leads away from conflict and the exploitation of the land.

  4. The New Republic

    Pope Attacks “Tyrants” Manipulating Religion Amid Feud With Trump (opens The New Republic)

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    Pope Leo XIV is warning about a “world ravaged by tyrants,” following Trump’s continued attacks on him.

  5. Newsweek

    Pope Leo says world ‘ravaged by handful of tyrants’ after Trump attacks (opens Newsweek)

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    The Pope has attacked world leaders who spend billions on wars and urged them to implement a "decisive change of course."

  6. New York Post

    Pope Leo decries world ‘ravaged by tyrants’ amid war of words with Trump (opens New York Post)

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    Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants," in unusually forceful remarks in Cameroon on Thursday.

  7. The Guardian

    Pope says ‘world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants’ amid feud with Trump’s White House (opens The Guardian)

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    Pontiff denounces leaders who invoke religion to justify war, after US bishops offer him support after Vance remarks

  8. Washington Examiner

    Pope Leo says world is being 'ravaged' by 'tyrants' after feud with Trump (opens Washington Examiner)

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    During remarks in Cameroon, Pope Leo said the world is being "ravaged by a handful of tyrants," shortly after Trump attacked him.

  9. WSVN Miami

    Pope warns of world ravaged by ‘tyrants’ in the wake of Trump attacks - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    Bamenda (CNN) — Pope Leo warned that the world is being ravaged by “tyrants,” in forceful comments made after US President Donald Trump attacked the pontiff

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