Video. Pope Leo says has 'no fear' of Trump administration
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“Pope Leo says has 'no fear' of Trump administration”
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Two independent Flipboard articles (cross_references) and Wikipedia entries confirm Pope Leo XIV's statements about having no fear of the Trump administration. The cross-references explicitly mention his comments on the Iran war, while Wikipedia confirms his identity and context.
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— Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost) comes from an American family of French, Italian, Spanish and Louisiana Creole descent.
The surname "Prevost" (originally "Prévost") is from an Italian/Frenc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_of_Pope_Leo_XIV
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_of_Pope_Leo_XIV
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— After the 2025 conclave resulting in the election of cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, both the United States and Peru celebrated his election (who has dual nationality) as their own. The news …
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— Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, pronounced PREE-vohst, September 14, 1955) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. He is the first pope to have been born in the U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV
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“Pope Leo XIV says he has no intention to debate with Donald Trump after the US president criticised him over his comments on the US-Iran war”
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Three web search results mention Pope Leo XIV responding to Trump's criticism, but none explicitly state his intention to avoid debate. The claim about 'no intention to debate' is not directly corroborated by any source, though the context of his responses aligns with the claim.
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— On 21 April 2025 (Easter Monday), at 07:35 CEST (UTC+2), Pope Francis died at the age of 88 at Domus Sanctae Marthae in Vatican City. His death was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Camerlengo,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_funeral_of_Pope_Fran…
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— The religious views of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, have been a matter for discussion among observers and the American public. Trump was raised in his Scottish-born …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_religion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_religion
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— Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, pronounced PREE-vohst, September 14, 1955) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. He is the first pope to have been born in the U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV
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“‘I have no fear of the Trump administration nor of speaking out loudly about the message of the gospel,’ the pope tells reporters aboard the papal plane”
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Three web search results (including direct quotes from papal plane statements) confirm Pope Leo XIV's declaration of having no fear of the Trump administration and his commitment to speaking out about the gospel. The statements are consistent across multiple sources.
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— Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, pronounced PREE-vohst, September 14, 1955) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. He is the first pope to have been born in the U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV
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— On 21 April 2025 (Easter Monday), at 07:35 CEST (UTC+2), Pope Francis died at the age of 88 at Domus Sanctae Marthae in Vatican City. His death was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Camerlengo,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_funeral_of_Pope_Fran…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_funeral_of_Pope_Fran…
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— Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost) comes from an American family of French, Italian, Spanish and Louisiana Creole descent.
The surname "Prevost" (originally "Prévost") is from an Italian/Frenc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_of_Pope_Leo_XIV
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_of_Pope_Leo_XIV
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