I don’t have access to live news updates right now. Based on recent coverage, there were reports in early April 2026 about tensions between the Pentagon, the Vatican, and Pope Leo XIV, including denials from the Pentagon that any threats were made and speculation about a disputed January meeting. However, multiple outlets also noted that the Vatican and Washington publicly sought to downplay any rift, and no verifiable official threat to the pope has been substantiated by authoritative sources.
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Pope Leo XIV challenged the Trump administration’s argument that God is on the side of the US in the conflict with Iran, the latest in a series of rebukes even as the Vatican and the White House denied any rift following reports of a contentious meeting in January.
news.bgov.comBy Christopher Hale / Letters from Leo. View the full context on memeorandum.
www.memeorandum.comHegseth: The war in Iran is protected by God. Pope Leo XIV: Do not involve the name of God in choices of death. God cannot be enlisted in darkness. Did
www.patheos.comThe Pentagon has denied threatening the Vatican during a late January meeting with the Holy See’s then-envoy to the U.S., as Pope Leo XIV has warned against the growing use of military action in recent months.
ground.newsThe first American pope’s criticism of US actions in conflict creates a rare public fracture between Washington and the Holy See.
www.scmp.comPope Leo, the first American head of the Catholic Church, faces threats from the US government for criticizing Trump's policies.
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