Pope Leo issues message of unity as Trump shares AI image of himself being held by Jesus

The ongoing squabble between the Donald Trump's administration and the Vatican over the war in Iran took another twist on Wednesday when Pope Leo shared a message of peace and healing after the latest angry broadside from the White House.

On Tuesday, JD Vance capped several days of insults by insinuating the pontiff was not being truthful in matters of theology, and did not understand the concept of war.

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