Vice President JD Vance welcomes Pope Leo XIV's effort to de-escalate tensions with Trump after days of public clash between the White House and Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV and Vice President Vance on Saturday both said the presumed feud with President Trump was misinterpreted. “There’s been a certain narrative that has not been accurate in all of its aspects,

Trump recently called Pope Leo XIV "weak" and "terrible" in a post on social media, then shared an image appearing to depict himself as Jesus.

President Trump has lobbed insults at Pope Leo XIV in response to his criticisms of the war in Iran, marking an unusually pronounced rupture between the leaders of the world's most powerful country and the world's largest Christian denomination.

President Donald Trump will participate in a public Bible reading this week as the administration continues to integrate religion, particularly Christianity, into official business.

Pope Leo is responding after President Trump wrote a lengthy Truth Social post on April 12 saying the pope is "weak on crime," among other things.

"Trump seems to be on an epic run of picking losing fights," the 'Last Week Tonight' host said on Sunday's show.

The feud between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV this week marked yet another unprecedented moment in history, with the president becoming the first U.S. leader to publicly lock horns with the head of the Roman Catholic church in modern times.

John Kennedy (R-La.), who is typically one of President Donald Trump’s key allies in Congress, wants him to lay off the pope. “I love the president like a taco. Don’t always agree with him, but I think he wants a better world,