{"id":335201,"date":"2026-04-16T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-has-us-president-donald-trump-fallen-out-with-the-pope-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T12:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:00:14","slug":"why-has-us-president-donald-trump-fallen-out-with-the-pope-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-has-us-president-donald-trump-fallen-out-with-the-pope-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Why has US President Donald Trump fallen out with the Pope? | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/6-_oMBhAYks\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why has US President Donald Trump fallen out with the Pope? | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6-_oMBhAYks\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV has said he has \u201cno fear of the Trump administration\u201d, after his criticism of the Iran war drew scorn from President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, the US President called the Pope \u201cweak on crime and terrible on foreign policy\u201d, and posted a now-deleted AI image of himself depicted as a Christ-like figure.The posts caused outrage among Catholics and the religious right, but he has said he will not apologise to the Pope.<\/p>\n<p>We speak to BBC presenter and author Edward Stourton, who has reported on religious affairs and US politics for decades, about what happens when an American president takes on an American Pope.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews #donaldtrump #pope <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n01:11 Feud timeline so far<br \/>\n06:28 Confrontation between<br \/>\n08:02 Pope Leo, the diplomat<br \/>\n10:01 American Catholicism<br \/>\n12:36 The &#8216;eternal&#8217; viewpoint of the church<br \/>\n13:42 Pope John Paul II comparisons<br \/>\n14:40 Religious rhetoric around the war in Iran<br \/>\n16:48 American evangelisms relationship with the Pope<br \/>\n17:47 Donald Trump&#8217;s use of Christian imagery<br \/>\n19:50 Who is really the most powerful American in the world?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Leo XIV has said he has \u201cno fear of the Trump administration\u201d, after his criticism of the Iran war drew scorn from President Donald Trump. 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