politics
April 13, 2026
WATCH LIVE: Debate over Vatican diplomacy as Trump feuds with Pope Leo
The Helsinki Commission will gather experts for a 2 p.m. panel on the relationship between the Holy See and United States foreign policy.
TL;DR
- The Helsinki Commission will hold a panel on the Holy See and US foreign policy.
- The panel will examine foreign policy opportunities with Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pope.
- The discussion follows a public feud between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV.
- President Trump attacked the pope on Truth Social, calling him 'WEAK on crime' and 'terrible for Foreign Policy.'
- The pope responded by stating he does not 'fear' the Trump administration.