New Pope previously shared criticism of Trump administration on social media

The New Pope's Connection To Trump's Biggest Enemies Has To Sting

Donald Trump congratulated the first American pope on his recent election, but Pope Leo XIV doesn't look like he'll be an ally to President Trump.

Washington, May 9 (EFE).- The administration of the president, Donald Trump, took importance this Friday to the publications on social network X where Pope Leo XIV, the first of American origin, shared critical press articles with the Republican government and specifically against Vice President JD Vance. “The president’s reaction to Pope Leon’s announcement was very clear,” said White House spokesman Karoline Leavitt, who removed iron from the …

American political figures are still trying to decide whether the Vatican is sending a message to the United States and Trump by electing an American pope. However, the president's hard-line supporters have already expressed their anger at their history-making compatriot, who, as a cardinal, was fond of sharing X-posts criticizing Trump's policies.

John Prevost says his brother shares Pope Francis’ concerns about Trump’s policy

Will Pope Leo XIV Confront MAGA?

Robert Francis Prevost, the first US-born pope, embodies Catholicism’s anti-nationalist ethos. Will he follow Pope Francis in confronting the resurgence of nativism in the US and abroad?

Pope Leo XIV may help Vatican explore the 'great uncertainty' that is Trump's America

For close watchers of the Catholic Church, the election of a U.S. pope seemed impossible. The "Trump effect" on the U.S. and global order changed that, papal expert Massimo Faggioli told NPR.